when it might be a different perspective required from an alternative professional whose deeper insight into specialized knowledge may reveal exactly what's going on and know how to fix it before shit gets really bad.

Yes indeed, It is always essential consult and have a second opinion from an alternative professional and a different perspective from true specialists who really know their shit better than any wacko self proclaimed "expert" within the mainstream health care and conventional western medical system out there. Who after all, they never see you like a patient but only like a mere client.

Had I not the initiative to seek chiropractic assistance, I coulda ended up rather fucked down the line.

I'm glad that you already intuited this and learned the lesson my esteemed @rok-sivante. Now, go on and get you next kickass 'massage' session with your lifesaver chiropractor no matter how an odd big osprey he may look. }:)

Cheers!! :)