I once had a problem that I knew could be successfully treated by my chiropractor. Unfortunately, I was in terrible pain and my MD was closer. What she did for me was almost worthless, but the pain pills allowed me to get to the chiropractor who was practically a miracle worker.
And important thing to point out is that there are various chiropractic techniques. For the problem I had he needed to see me every week or two. Other people who went to other chiropractors were surprised. Once said it shouldn’t take more than one treatment (obviously she wasn’t familiar with my problem) and another said I should be going much more often.
When I asked my chiropractor about this, he told me the standard protocol would be for me to get treatments three times a week for six months. Instead, with the technique he uses, I didn’t need to see him that often, and I was fully pain free in about six weeks.