Chiropractic can be a MOST effective process for pain management and even elimination of it. The charge is fair, and people with insurance will pay only a co-pay. Not all insurance covers chiro care, and more is the pity, because it is far less costly in the long run than continuous orthopedic visits and buying pain meds, both of which may not address the real problem.
As with ANY medical circumstance, make sure your doctor is GOOD. There are ineffective medical docs, and there are chirpractors who are better and those who are worse, also – good and bad in all professions. You cannot ask us and expect and informed answer, about that boy’s situation, as none of us knows what his neck and back problems are. Chiropractic DOES re-align bones that are out of alignment, when it is possible to do so. The pain relief is often IMMEDIATE. But if someone for example, has a situation that requires surgical intervention, it still will require surgical intervention, chiro care notwithstanding. Chiropractic can help many situations, but just as an MD cannot cure everything, neither can any practicioner in alternative fields.