Hip/Leg alignment - Chiropractors?

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I've previously experienced some lower back pains and occasionally seem to get a rotated hip (not sure of the actual term - but was told so by a physical therapist when they were treating my back). For the most part, i have eliminated most of the hindering back pain, but occasionally my hip still feels twisted. Occasionally, when I am riding it feels like one leg is out of alignment, yet my set up (saddle, cleats) seem to be equally when measured. Has anyone else experienced anything like this.....it isn't a pain per se, but more of an awkward feeling for one leg when pedalling. I try to adjust my position on the saddle but it just feels off sometimes......

Additional info......
I am 38, 6' tall and weigh 163 lbs, lean build and have ridden for about 8 years.

My questions are....has anyone experienced something similar? How'd you fix it?

My wife recommends going to a chiropractor but I am a little reluctant based on "horror stories" I have heard of people getting their bones broken or coming out worse than they were...

Any thoughts or recommendations would be appreciated.

I go to the chiro at least once a week and have never had a problem, but I did a lot of looking around for the right chiro before making a commitment.

I end up going because I am hard on myself at the gym. Like this week I had a rib head pop out (pretty discomforting and makes it difficult to breathe) on tuesday while training legs and my chiro got it most of the way back in and did electric stimulus on the spasm.

Nothing to fear with the right chiropractor.

I purchased an inversion table a couple months ago and that has helped with some compression issues. My chiro says my legs are looking more even now after using the inversion table a few minutes each day.

I've previously experienced some lower back pains and occasionally seem to get a rotated hip (not sure of the actual term - but was told so by a physical therapist when they were treating my back). For the most part, i have eliminated most of the hindering back pain, but occasionally my hip still feels twisted. Occasionally, when I am riding it feels like one leg is out of alignment, yet my set up (saddle, cleats) seem to be equally when measured. Has anyone else experienced anything like this.....it isn't a pain per se, but more of an awkward feeling for one leg when pedalling. I try to adjust my position on the saddle but it just feels off sometimes......

Additional info......
I am 38, 6' tall and weigh 163 lbs, lean build and have ridden for about 8 years.

My questions are....has anyone experienced something similar? How'd you fix it?

My wife recommends going to a chiropractor but I am a little reluctant based on "horror stories" I have heard of people getting their bones broken or coming out worse than they were...

Any thoughts or recommendations would be appreciated.
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Chiropractor worked wonders on my back/hip alignment. He was a friend in his 3 year of training(of 4 years) but very good. Wish I could keep going to him but he's got a job out of town.
There can be a cracking sound but that's supposed to happen:) and feels/sounds pretty cool actually!
Using Look CX7 pedals with adjustable supination/pronation really helped me too. Now I have 3 sets of them(bought used on ebay) for each bike!

Thanks for the input. It sounds like the chiro played a key role in your improvement.
My wife swears by her chiro (and has gone to him periodically for several years), so I am going to schedule a consultation with him. Fortunately or not, I was raised in a household where they were termed quacks so that's always left a negative connotation of them.

I'll let you know what they diagnose and how it feels after they treat it.

Thanks again.

Thanks for the input. It sounds like the chiro played a key role in your improvement.
My wife swears by her chiro (and has gone to him periodically for several years), so I am going to schedule a consultation with him. Fortunately or not, I was raised in a household where they were termed quacks so that's always left a negative connotation of them.

I'll let you know what they diagnose and how it feels after they treat it.

Thanks again.Same with me on the quack issue, but regardless of whatever marketing hype some chiros will pull (like, "chiropractic care can heal everything under the sun") stay focused on your own personal issue.

For me it is as simple as this (though I wouldn't tell my chiro this), "I pop something out of place and he pops it back into place."

I have actually become accustomed to the hard cracking sound of the hips and neck and kind of like the hands on adjustment rather than the drop table or activator type that they use on people who are terrified of the sounds.