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Originally Posted by photon
I think it depends greatly on the chiropractor. Some use good evidence based procedures and would be similar to a physio type person.
Others though base their practice on the idea that every malady is a result of vertebral subluxation of the spine, including flu, infections, chicken pox, whatever you can possibly get (basically ignoring germ theory), to the point that they recommend to their clients to NOT vaccinate their children and such. Anytime they start throwing terms around like "Big Medicine" and "Big Pharma", start to look deeper.
I knew one personally that was a complete quack.. he went through all their programs and was up to date, but he was one of the most magically thinking people I've ever known. I remember once where he was telling a group of people that cable companies can actually watch you through the cable system. I prefer a bit more rationality in my medical practitioners (not saying all are like that).
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Nicely worded, cannot agree more. Even if you actually look at most of their research, the quality is often very poor: underpowered and relying on alot of subjectivity and without correcting for obvious bias. There's also a bit of smoke and mirrors in what they do, claiming to be able to move some joints that are in reality impossible to move. Ask anyone who has ever dissected the spine of a cadaver what they think of chiro's.
In the end I've got no problems with patients spending their own money on chiros from a massage / physio therapy perspective, as long as they don't touch the neck. Modern medicine sucks in the treatment of mechanical back pain.