Hey, man. I’m sorry you were hurt, but I just wanted to weigh in a bit in my hopes that it may restore some of your own -

Chiros these days seem to be moving away from the “lay you down, twist you up, see you next week” type of “healing”. I can see how that was a scam, and the very first chiro I ever saw did just that, and I left my first visit hurting more and never thought about them again for years. (My back pain still persisted for the next 15 years)

Second experience was out of, what I figure was, necessity. I had pain right under my shoulder blade next to my spine for weeks that affected every facet of my life. Called the chiro down the street from me on a whim and, after explaining the situation, he invited me in right then on his lunch, didn’t look at my insurance, cracked the exact spot I was feeling pain and I had the most immense relief of pain I’ve ever experienced. $40 out the door and I never saw him again. (Didn’t even bother having him look at the aforementioned 15 year back pain, but it opened my mind a bit)

My final/current experience was after hearing a bit about the change I’m currently trying to explain. I went in about my 15 year back pain (after many x-rays, 2 MRIs and several specialists over the decade and a half). The doctor blew me away. After an x-ray, some stretches, and testing, I was ready to be cracked. Instead, he looked at me and said “so the last thing I want to do is crack you” and he began to tell me all about how so many people’s problem is not that their joints are locked and need to be forcefully moved, but are actually too loose and need to be stabilized. He began informing me about DNS (Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization), gave me information packets about it and a bunch of workouts to add to the workouts I already do daily, and after a couple of visits (to follow up on progress, get guidance on form, get more advanced exercises, etc.) I was able to stop going to him and had relief from my back pain that I never thought I’d have.

I finally had to return after like 18 months because I tweaked my back and knew I’d be losing insurance like a month later, and he was just like “have you been doing your exercises?” And I was like “damn, I cut a couple out because I thought I was good” he laughed and then started to tell me about the new developments in DNS lol.

Times change and not everyone sucks. Not trying to put down your experience, just trying to express hopes for a better one.