07-30-2011, 05:19 PM
I would recommend you go to a chiropractor. If you are treating something that ends up chronic, you run the risk of your body healing in the state you've been in for the past x weeks/months/years.
For example, if you tear your shoulder muscle at the deltoid and do not surgically replace it, within a few months the muscle that could be repaired via surgery may have shrunk due to atrophy. If that happens, the person who tore the deltoid would never be able to repair his shoulder and have full range of motion again.
Now I'm not sure what happens when you let things involving back injuries alone, but I can't imagine it would be better than seeing a doctor and making sure you heal properly.
For example, if you tear your shoulder muscle at the deltoid and do not surgically replace it, within a few months the muscle that could be repaired via surgery may have shrunk due to atrophy. If that happens, the person who tore the deltoid would never be able to repair his shoulder and have full range of motion again.
Now I'm not sure what happens when you let things involving back injuries alone, but I can't imagine it would be better than seeing a doctor and making sure you heal properly.
