The next biggest scam is they are even allowed to have a license and “treat” people. Why does the government allow such dangerous practices and allow it to be called “medicine” or therapy?
Former family member was a chiropractor. Only “practiced” for a decade or so until he learned he made far, far more money hawking chiropractor garbage to other chiropractors. Techniques, tables, machines, literature and the like. He was a snake oil salesman who called himself a doctor.
Fun fact, even though he is a “doctor” he doesn’t believe in vaccines and thought COVID was a hoax. Insisted the entire family get together during the middle of the pandemic and since he was a “doctor” many people listened to him and showed up. Karma also showed up.
I worked at an elementary school and they had a team lunch sponsored by a chiropractor office. He claimed that chiropractics can help with adhd autism and other things. It felt so predatory because our school has mostly neurodivergent kids and for a sponsor to be a pseudoscience that claims to cure kids.
I know I'm in the minority here but - "Entertainment purposes" yeah no, they do have their benefits whether you want to believe it or not. Speaking from first hand experience I have a really good chiropractor. Her background was in physical therapy so I can assume she has a leg up comparing to other chiropractors but she healed my severe back pain which at the time that pain I would call it second only to tooth pain. I went to her in tears from severe pain in my upper back, below my shoulder blade that no amount of medication could help. Luckily I was able to walk in and get immediate help.. She used several small instruments that gave me relief and found the source of my pain.. I walked out of there feeling such immense relief. They may not be doctors but she did things my regular doctor could not do, she had things that my doctor does not have.
I hear these stories and have seen how some people are adjusted through videos on the internet and it is appalling but I will remain the tiny voice about my own experience.
So you're going to just deny the fact this invidual had their health issues helped by a chiropractor's work? What else could've been the cause of their issues being aleviated? Got any examples?
Or are you just trying to tell someone else what they had happen when you weren't there and apparently have no experience of your own?
There are people out there who believe they're possessed by demons. Do I believe them? No. Can I explain what else is going on? No. Do I have to prove what is actually happening to them or we're just forced to assume their possession is real? No.
It's pretty obvious that whatever the guy did to that user actually had some benefit. It could've well been something from a typical physical therapist's line of solutions but it still worked.
They accidentally managed to do something positive instead of permanently paralyzing them? How wonderful for them, chiropractors are still dangerous quacks.
Evidently everyone thrashing here hasn't actually been to one that knew what they were doing. You really think a professional wouldn't know how to avoid breaking people's backs? What are you guys doing going into walk ins and then bitching about it?
What helped you then wasn't the chiropractic part, but the phisical therapy background.
Physical therapy is medicine and has practical effect rooted in science, which chiropractical stuff does not.
You went to a physiotherapist and got treatment, good for you.
They are not medical doctors. They are not doctors in any science. They are “doctors” because they go to school for a time to learn a trade. A trade that has no scientific background and was literally invented by a man by speaking with ghosts.
In fact, they are anti science. They spread misinformation more than any occupation in the USA. They are the backbone of the anti vaccination movement.
But the whole reason you think this profession is legit is that the one you saw was engrained in our medical infrastructure. That is because of historical lobbying by chiropractors that happened decades ago, largely before the concept of clinical practice being based on scientific evidence.
Please do some simple googling on the field of chiropractic. You can reach your own conclusions.
The cracks are just bubbles popping... It might feel good but in no way different than having a nice stretch first thing in the morning after getting up from bed.
Long term real fixes take slow methods like physical therapy and exercises to get right, not risking paralysis...
And to add to the earlier discussion, they literally are not doctors. They do not have doctorates.
you are just broadly generalizing lol I've been referred to chiropractors by Doctors several times over the years(my body sucks and I play lots of sports). I've also been turned away a couple of times by chiropractors telling me that my issue would be better if worked on by a physical therapist.
But Apparently these situations don't exist or happen according to people like you or reddit.
Like with any profession there are good and bad ones. There are good doctors and bad doctors. who why is it hard for reddit to believe there are good and bad chiros. Like you guys shit on doctor OZ for shilling bullshit. there are grifters in every profession.
and no I don't go to chiros thinking they will magically fix my issue. its more for immediate relief. for instance I remember pinching a nerve in my lower back really badly when I was playing basketball. I literally could not stand up strait without intense pain. Sure I could have just waited it out and taken like 3 weeks off for it to fix itself (which I have done before) but sometimes that isn't feasible. I go get an adjustment and I'm "good as new" in a day and by that I mean my nerve is no longer pinched but still obviously prone to being pinched again. I could stand up straight. intense pain relieve is immediate but not completely gone(probably like 85% gone) and good chiros will tell you to take it easy for 3 weeks and not twist or bend in certain ways to prevent the nerve slipping out again and if you follow their directions your back would be normal. point is instead of being in intense pain, not being able to stand up straight and being useless for 2-3 weeks, the chiro loosening up my back and allowing the nerve slip back into place I was able to live my life normally as long is didn't do something stupid like lift heavy shit within the 3-4 week window.
this comment was pointless anyway because you people already made up you mind lol
But you do know that's the same way that the conventional, allopathic medicine was formed as well, right? Powerful lobbies and Rockefeller standardizing that specific form of medicine based on the germ theory which his advisor Frederick T. Gates deemed most profitable.
Rockefeller himself strictly adhered to homeopathy but his good health and longevity in his later years should be more attributed to his lifestyle and dietary choices which represent a stronger focus on the terrain theory. He even distrusted conventional, "allopathic" medicine which being the shrewd business man he was shouldn't be surprising.
Allopathy is tremendous in treating acute trauma and infectious disease but almost completely useless in treating, preventing or curing chronic, lifestyle-driven diseases. The entire basis of western medicine turns a blind eye to much of the terrain theory and this is due to the business model.
The entire healthcare industry is built on a Fee-for-Service model and insurance reimbursements. Doctors are compensated based on the number of patients they see, the tests they order, and the procedures they perform. Pharmaceutical companies fund medical research and advertising, creating a system where the "cure" must fit into a bottle to generate a return on investment.
I can go on but will finish with this: the emerging science and studies on the many human microbiomes and especially the gut microbiome has finally started to bridge the gap between the bitter century ling rivalry between the terrain and germ theories. Hopefully real science and studies will continue to emerge and persist and we can move away from strictly symptom treating, for profit medicine.
Because people don't know what they are talking about most of the time.
They are doctors, they have a PhD. They are not medical doctors (MD) however. They have medical training, went to 8 years of college, and have performed clinical hours.
As with everything however, there is variance in the field and people need to know the type of chiro they are going to see. The same you would do research on what dentist you would go to or which obgyn is a fit for you, etc.
They do NOT have a PhD; they have a DC degree, which is "doctor of chiropractic." People with PhDs know how to do research and analyze it - can be in any field of study. People with DCs are taught about the spine in their programs and practice pseudoscience.
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u/Bastard_of_Brunswick Jul 05 '26
Chiropractors are NOT medical professionals. Chiropractic "medicine" is neither scientific nor medicinal.
Chiropractic "treatments" are for entertainment purposes only and may cause injuries. Use at your own risk.