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Chiropractors are not doctors in any shape or form. There is no scientific data to backup the idea that popping random joints somehow cures illnesses. They're nothing more than snake oil salesmen who have no clue WTF they're actually doing.
Not to defend chiropractors or anything, but they legitimately have a doctorate degree and are given the title Chiropractic Physician.
Whether their studies they do in school are nonsense, they do get a degree for it. So they are technically doctors in some shape or form.
Honestly there is likely some small value in what they do, but that small value has almost definitely been absorbed into the Doctor of Osteopathy (actually medical doctor-like role), so I don't see the need for them. Definitely think physical therapists are much more beneficial.
this is my general impression too, the origins of the practice is kinda bunk and it's probably not worth the risk for a lot of people. I particularly dislike that a lot of people will see a chiropractor for pain before they'll consider seeing a PT.
that being said, there are individual chiros out there that do good work. The main person I go to for non-chiro bodywork, who really knows her shit, sees a chiro and highly credits them for her recovery from pretty severe spinal issues.
but generally speaking there's other alternative therapies I'd recommend over seeing just any random chiro. Acupuncture can be a game changer, and is starting to become less "alternative" as some PTs offer "dry needling" now. Craniosacral work can be great for some too, it's a very gentle form of bodywork that can have a big impact nonetheless. Both of those are a lot less focused on manual adjustment, lowering the risk significantly.
"Craniosacral therapy (CST) or cranial osteopathy is a form of alternative medicine that uses gentle touch to feel non-existent rhythmic movements of the skull's bones and supposedly adjust the immovable joints of the skull to achieve a therapeutic result. CST is a pseudoscience and its practice has been characterized as quackery.[1][2] It is based on fundamental misconceptions about the anatomy and physiology of the human skull and is promoted as a cure-all for a variety of health conditions.[3][4][5]"
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Why would you let someone who doesn’t believe in germ theory put needles in your body?
There is no evidence justifying acupuncture.
You'll find more study in the West of "dry needling", a technique directly inspired by acupuncture. Here's one recent review.
I see an acupuncturist because the results for me are great, she's good at what she does, she does believe in germ theory, she practices in a sanitary way, and she doesn't claim to cure illnesses. These are the norms for modern licensed acupuncturists. I'm not saying every acupuncturist out there is like this, hokey grifters do exist in alt medicine spaces, and that's kind of my whole point. It really depends on the practitioner.
Many of those studies in that meta analysis show limited short term effects.
I also think there’s a serious question about what sham/placebo dry needling would be, and if inconsistent standards could impact results.
Several did show some positive short term effects, but it's no surprise that several don't. Dry needling isn't going to cure pain on its own or work for everyone, much like other forms of bodywork. Individual results vary and it needs to be done over a long period of time alongside other work to restore stability and mobility. A supplementary treatment just needs to be low-risk, accessible, and possibly beneficial enough to try. The risks associated with dry needling are less severe than those of several common PT interventions such as corticosteroid injections. To say nothing of the risks associated with chiropractic.
The lack of a standardized placebo is a problem, yes. This study had pretty good results from using a blunted needle glued in an introducer. The patient feels the sensation of the introducer being pressed against skin and "pistoned" in, but the needle doesn't actually make contact. In the group of people who had not received dry needling before, only one correctly identified that they had received the placebo.
correction: chiropractors are not backed by studies funded by people who own companies that require you to pop pills for long periods of time.
remember that. and stop burying your heads in the sand like republicans do. it's a sad and pathetic look for you.
The inventor of chiropractic practices literally said that a ghost taught it to him during a seance. Please educate yourself.
And the origin of doctors thought that draining the body of blood helped cure any and all illnesses. and the origin of most surgeries used today were developed by a Nazi who experimented on Jews.
educate yourself.
it's sad how many idiots think that an origin of a particular activity decides whether or not you should use it.
Chiropractors still use the ghost-taught tricks. Doctors moved on to use scientifically proven practices. They are not the same.
https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/chiropractics-fight-survival/2011-06
here is a link from the very group who claimed that Chiropractors were charlatans. it's an interesting read that shows how the American Medical Association did every unethical thing they could to discredit chiropractors.
I did look up the main modern day opponents of chiropractic care. they all belonged to the same faction that did a bunch of unethical shit like straight up publishing fake deaths and injuries.
it and the cases involved are an interesting study. one that discredits 90% of all "Chiropractic care is harm" medical news stories.
Found the unlicensed chiropractor. Get bent dude. Chiropractors have caused more pain and suffering to people than they have ever helped. They're nothing more than glorified physical therapists.
Also its a pretty pathetic look for you that you have to make this political.
found the idiot who thinks that anyone supporting real facts is a fake.
taken straight from a medical journal funded by real medical research not RFK style research (aka not from the hacks that say that vaccines and pills created autism) for orthopedics: Chiropractic care is an evidence based effective option for spine and joint injuries.
the only hack Chiropractors O have found are a bunch of Americans. Every other country in the world recognizes both chiropractors and alternative medicine as valid options. but I wouldn't expect a fake leftist like you who gets his facts from Fox News to know the difference between fact and propaganda.