I'm sure they will tell their patients anything to keep them coming back once a month. I worked with a couple guys that went every month religiously. that wasn't just for a year or so. It was for years. So I'm sure some brain washing is involved to get people to return, and hand over money.
Ya know, I'll bet it is "brain washing". Last night through the soreness I felt compelled to return. I'll bet that conversation me and the chiropractor had concerning the local sheriff, and a city cop we both knew, had coded, subliminal messages in it designed to brain wash me into comin back. I have to go back. I have no choice. 
And this is just how stupid a conversation about going to a chiropractor can get, in such a short period of time. Chiropractors are part of a conspiracy group to control our bodies, and currency. 
Okay, lets not call it brainwashing, but lies that get you returning every month.
That'll work!
I went to one many years ago, but I didn't get much results as I recall. This trip was a suggestion from a couple a friends, and I told Linda last night, I didn't think I would go back.
I didn't like the way my neck felt, he tried to Crack it from both sides, and it would. It's just now starting to feel normal again.
More exercise I think is what I actually need.
Exercise does work, and helps in many ways. Especially some resistance training. My lower back bothered me for a good while. It even hurt just from riding in a truck or car seat. When I started building my stomach and core muscles. My lower back pain disappeared.
Many times people think they are to old to start any type of resistance training exercise, but it has been proven that it can benefit people even if they start in their 80's. the reason old people start falling, have trouble walking or doing many everyday tasks is because of muscle loss as we age. Strength training can and does limit that. I copied and pasted just one paragraph from an article about loss of muscle as we age and the effects. If you google something like "muscle loss with age" There are 100's of articles that basically say the same thing. As we age muscle and bone density disappear, and the effects from that loss of bone density and muscle can have some pretty bad effects. So I'm going to guess that some sort of resistance training will help you 10 times more than any chiropractor will.
One of the most striking effects of age is the involuntary loss of muscle mass, strength, and function, termed sarcopenia [1–3]. Muscle mass decreases approximately 3–8% per decade after the age of 30 and this rate of decline is even higher after the age of 60 [4,5]. This involuntary loss of muscle mass, strength, and function is a fundamental cause of and contributor to disability in older people. This is because sarcopenia increases the risks of falls and vulnerability to injury and, consequently, can lead to functional dependence and disability [6,7]. A decrease in muscle mass is also accompanied by a progressive increase in fat mass and consequently changes in body composition, and is associated with an increased incidence of insulin resistance in the elderly [1,4,5,8]. Furthermore, bone density decreases, joint stiffness increases, and there is a small reduction in stature (kyphosis). All these changes have probable implications for several conditions, including type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and osteoporosis.
