I don't want to get into it too deeply but my wife is a chiro. It is not a farce but like most things there are good ones and bad ones. The government has approved them and pays for treatment. That is not something that is to be taken lightly. A Chiro usuually has four years of undergrad plus four years of chiro school and the fourth year is 12 months long.
When you think of the abuse you put your body through the idea of it needing ongoing work makes some sense. You go to the dentist annually right? You see your eye doctor on a regular basis.
Some chiros claim some stuff that has not been proven but back pain is what they are trained for and are best at. When my wife went to school in Toronto the first couple of years were basically the same as the U of T Med school curriculum. We know this because a lot of her professors were actually faculty at U of T.
The pain is from tight muscles but they are tight from the skeletal elements being out of whack and the muscle is being pulled to the point it should not be. That is my layman's understanding of it. If you have a long history or other factors maybe you won't get immediate relief but many people do find benefits very soon.
Just my 2 cents.
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