As a former (and I do mean former) pretty high level athlete, my body was never a problem and I couldn't understand people developing back problems. The only exercise that I get now is getting up from my desk to go for a coffee or a bathroom break. Yes, I got fat, infexible etc. One day it happened, serious low back pain. I went to the MD, was prescribed muscle relaxants and it went away. However, it did come back several times. I had always thought of Chiros as quacks. Finally I got sick of taking the drugs and skeptically tried a Chiropractor. She has done me a world of good. I know that if I lost weight, did some stretching etc. that I could stop going to her entirely, but until that happens I'll continue to go for my weekly adjustment. I have been pleasantly surprised at how effective her treatments have been.