Chiro or PT? Why choose one over the other?

I have used both. My first time at the chiro was last summer when I had pains in both shoulders. I was skepticle but am now a believer. He worked wonders on me and have been pain free since. I think it also helps that I know the chiro and also train with his daughter on the uss team. So he knows what I put my body thru. I have to say that PT's are good also but they work on developing the weaker muscles etc. I was told that my chest/shoulders are very developed but yet my back muscles were weaker. I thought to myself but I am a butterflier, how can that be. So, I have been doing numerous exerciser to fix that problem. Of course, I need to listen to my PT because she is my wife! I sometimes get tired of the "I told ya so" commets :-) Greg What exercises are you doing for your back, Greg? I have the same issue, especially with the rhomboids. I haven't done PT in 2 years and wouldn't go back unless I had had surgery. I didn't find that PT cured my shoulder tendonitis or helped with respect to muscle tightness or imbalance. Both of those problems were helped substantially by my chiro doc who is certified in ART therapy. My chiro was also the one who diagnosed by labrum issues and sent me for an arthrogram. Ortho and PT -- nope; got it wrong. So, in my view, ART > PT, especially for tendonitis and muscle/soft tissue work. But the RC exercises usually prescribed by PTs help hold your RC together as well and I do them fairly regularly.

I have used both. My first time at the chiro was last summer when I had pains in both shoulders. I was skepticle but am now a believer. He worked wonders on me and have been pain free since. I think it also helps that I know the chiro and also train with his daughter on the uss team. So he knows what I put my body thru. I have to say that PT's are good also but they work on developing the weaker muscles etc. I was told that my chest/shoulders are very developed but yet my back muscles were weaker. I thought to myself but I am a butterflier, how can that be. So, I have been doing numerous exerciser to fix that problem. Of course, I need to listen to my PT because she is my wife! I sometimes get tired of the "I told ya so" commets :-) Greg What exercises are you doing for your back, Greg? I have the same issue, especially with the rhomboids. I haven't done PT in 2 years and wouldn't go back unless I had had surgery. I didn't find that PT cured my shoulder tendonitis or helped with respect to muscle tightness or imbalance. Both of those problems were helped substantially by my chiro doc who is certified in ART therapy. My chiro was also the one who diagnosed by labrum issues and sent me for an arthrogram. Ortho and PT -- nope; got it wrong. So, in my view, ART > PT, especially for tendonitis and muscle/soft tissue work. But the RC exercises usually prescribed by PTs help hold your RC together as well and I do them fairly regularly.