quick story, i was raised in a medical model family, my mom was a nurse practitioner. hurt my back powerlifitng. taken immediately to an ortho. was told by the ortho that i had to quit training. done for good. got i nice script that put me in space for a few wks and didnt help at all.
against my moms wishes, i went to a chiro, first person in my family to ever do so. it worked. it worked well. i went on to continue to powerlift and my numbers speak for themselves. i am currently ranked 6th in the world for my weight class. my life would have been totally different if i didnt take an alternative approach to treatment. that is how and why i chose to do what i do for a living. not a day goes by that i am not thankful that i did not listen and tried something out side of the "box" or against the grain.