pinched nerve... I tried not going to him the last time it happened. went 2 weeks, no relief. Saw him 3 times, the pain was gone. All i see doctors do these days is prescribe painkillers, and sew up stitches. Just bandaids in IMO. Of course immediate pain should be looked at by specialists.. who your family doctor is going to refer you to anyway, as he can rarely do anything for you. Im not a chiro by the way. Its just that it helped me, and people always talk crap about chiros