Chiropractor and massage therapist together?

[Moral Orel]

I can't decide which one I want to see. I think I should use both of them because they do different things and I have alot of different joint and muscle problems. Has anyone heard of someone that does both at the same time? Like do the chiropractic stuff and then go right into a massage?

 

[Apropos]

Mr. E writes: "see an hio method upper cervical specific chiropractor".

ROFL!

"HIO" chiropractors believe ALL disease and deformity (OK — 95%) is due to a misalignment of a single (topmost) vertebra called the "Atlas". ALL HIO treatments for ALL diseases/maladies/deformities — everything from cancer to hemorrhoids to bad breath — involve manipulations of this single vertebra at the top of the spine. Mr. E knows that even mainstream chiropractors laugh at HIO chiropractic methods.

Massage Therapists are in general less quacky than chiropractors, but many Massage Therapists tolerate or practice nonsensical altmed mumbo-jumbo. You really need to see a Physiotherapist, or better yet a Physiatrist (note the spelling), if you want to be relatively safe from altmed crackpottery.

 

[Dave]

A massage therapist is the truthful version of a chiropractor. As you can see from Mr E's answer, chiropractors will make up any old rubbish to get your money.

Anything a chiro can do, a massage therapist can do cheaper and more honestly.

 

[Gary Y]

The research literature shows that Chiropractic is only beneficial for temporary lower back pain relief. That's it. Chiropractors make many bogus claims that they can't support scientifically which is why they are generally regarded as quacks. Chiropractic is also risky. Massage provides only temporary relief too, but probably has more overall benefit than chiropractic as it works the muscles and is relaxing (depending on the type of massage). If you want to address the problem, you should consider physiotherapy or a musculoskeletal doctor.

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EDIT: @Mr E, you are lying as usual. I am not providing disinformation, and to support what I have said:

Ernst E (2008). "Chiropractic: a critical evaluation". J Pain Symptom Manage 35 (5): 544–62.
"With the possible exception of back pain, chiropractic spinal manipulation has not been shown to be effective for any medical condition.... The concepts of chiropractic are not based on solid science and its therapeutic value has not been demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt."
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18280103

And you have not once in my memory explained chiropractic. All you do is claim it will cure whatever the asker is asking about. I hope this display of dishonesty will influence the asker away from chiropractic.

Please read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Singh#Chiropractic_lawsuit_and_backlash
http://www.chirobase.org/