matt (5/27/2008)
I would like to add that people should not go to chiropractors for neck or back injuries. If your back or neck hurts see a Doctor of Orthopedics, there is a huge difference in education and in treatment. The AMA resisted chiropractors for a long time, because they do more harm than good. It was only because of politics and money that chiropractors were pulled into the AMA.
Strange, I've heard chiropractors were actually pretty good. I've never used one myself as I've been able to use yoga to deal with a back problem I had as a result of a car wreck 9 years ago.
The AMA is as much a political body as medical one. I actually agree with your general message of becoming more physically active, but I don't really go along with promoting surgeries or the taking of pharmaceutical drugs, e.g. Orthopedics and the AMA. But to each their own.