[kyleb]

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Finding a legitimate chiropractor is very difficult and bad ones can make you worse.

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cbloom raises a good point and I cannot stress how important this is. Be sure to find a chiropractor who approaches pain management and therapy from a medicinal point of view rather than someone who thinks subluxations of the spine cause all sorts of diseases. Do your due research and find a good therapist who will work with you.

Losing weight will undoubtably help, but I know how hard that can be with back problems. I have been lucky enough to have only muscle strains in my back, but even with that pain (barely compares to yours, I am sure) it is hard for me to want to go to the gym and run, much less lift weights and play baseball.