Alternatives to a chiropractor for dislocation?

im pretty sure i have a minor dislocation at the joint where my leg joins my hip. it happened once before but it quickly went back in place, this time it hasnt and i need to get it put back in place.

i dont really want to see a chiropractor as i dont really like them, i also dont really want to see a normal doctor either, is there any other kind of person i could see for this?

thats a pretty silly answer, it doesnt even hurt why would i become dependent on drugs?! its just slightly irritating that the full range of motion isnt there and im worried about the possibility of further damage.

its also *technically* not a chiropractors field, they do back and neck, as in spine based issues. the first chiropractor i have now just inquired said this....

I agree with the recommendation to go see an osteopath. If you choose not to do that, you could also go see a good massage therapist, or a good physical therapist. As your hip/leg keeps going out, this bespeaks a more serious problem to me, and it could be as simple (and complicated at the exact same time...) as a leg length discrepancy or as complicated and serious as a malformed hip socket or ball joint on your hip. Have you been examined to see if a) you have a joint malformation or an old injury that keeps causing this? b) a soft tissue problem where the ligaments or tendons that would keep your joints in line are perhaps too lose? c) sometimes the muscles can be so tight in the leg that they can cause a misalignment of the joint and cause it to keep popping out. Whatever the cause, don't you think it would be most wise to go get this checked out? Or do you really need to be in much more pain before you listen to what your body is trying to tell you? A lot of times athletes will become overdeveloped in some muscular areas, and underdeveloped in others which causes imbalances in the body's musculo-skeletal system. Having a good, practiced, insightful personal trainer can only help w/ this situation. I also recommend yoga and pilates to help w/ this condition. A good yoga teacher will work on ALL the muscles of the body. I've literally seen a good yoga practice change the bones in people before. I cannot recommend Pilates highly enough. And I, too, have had EXCELLENT experiences with chiropractors. It's some of the best work I've ever done for myself and my children. You sound very young. I'll say this to you: You don't have to like your doctor. Oftentimes, you simply won't. Using this as an excuse not to go when it's necessary however, is the mark of a child, rather than an adult who is ready and willing to take responsibility for the ownership of their body. It does NOT matter in the least whether you like your doctor or not. What matters is that you have a good one who knows his or her stuff. You're not cultivating a friendship, although that would be a best case scenario, and an ideal. You're trying to forge a working relationship with an expert who speaks a different language than you, has a different viewpoint and has different skillsets and different professional ethics than you. You could run through a HELL of a lot of expert practitioners in looking for someone who will talk to you in the way you like. Some of them have the people skills and the bedside manner of Attila the Hun. Looking for "touchy-feely, make nice" can sometimes be an exercise in futility w/ Western doctors. It's more important that you listen to what they say than how they say it. It's more important that you find out what's going on and why than it is that you actually are friends with the doctor.

I know you said you don't like chiropractors, but that is their field of work. You can always become dependent on drugs to mask the problem...

Yes. You can see an osteopathic physician. They are great for things like that. Look in your telephone directory or online. They have a DO degree rather than an MD but are real doctors - only more holistic and they know lots about joints and manipulation - but they are not chiropractors.

you may not chiropractor's but they can achieve miracles I have
gone to chiropractor's and have cure my problems and I have healed faster without pain then going to the normal doctor that want to always operate then suffering with pain for weeks ahead

It sounds like you've limited your options quite a bit. You could always try the dog catcher or the ice cream man. If it's not dislocated (and it's not) your best option is a Chiropractor or Osteopath (a sort of MD).
Check their prices and compare.
I once got stuck with a $300.00 bill for one visit to a physical therapist! (Never doing that again!) That would get you 10 treatments at a Chiropractor! (which would actually work.)
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Yes. See an Osteopath. They're licensed physicians, and they don't believe chiropractic nonsense, but they can do "adjustments".

I disagree a chiropractor should be able to assess the whole body.
I get very disappointed and frustrated when people think all I treat is back pain!!

It isn't normal for a Hip joint to pop in and out like this. You may have some underlying ligament laxity of connective tissue damage especially if its happened once before.

An Osteopath that does manual therapy should be able to help (I understand many of then don't in the US....)

A private physio may also be able to help. I recommend you do get it looked at.

If you do have underlying ligament laxity you may have a joint which will wear much more quickly than normal and could become arthritic.

You can do a lot to prevent this with rehab exercise to keep the muscle around thi lax joint strong.