“Systematic reviews of controlled clinical studies of treatments used by chiropractors have found no evidence that chiropractic manipulation is effective, with the possible exception of treatment for back pain.[8] A 2011 critical evaluation of 45 systematic reviews concluded that the data included in the study “fail[ed] to demonstrate convincingly that spinal manipulation is an effective intervention for any condition.”[10] Spinal manipulation may be cost-effective for sub-acute or chronic low back pain, but the results for acute low back pain were insufficient.[11] No compelling evidence exists to indicate that maintenance chiropractic care adequately prevents symptoms or diseases.[12]”

  • Umbraveil@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Correct, they are Doctors of Chiropractic.

    Unfortunately a lot of misinformation exists which has hurt the field.

    Oddly, people have no problem shitting all over this profession but yet religiously trust Western medicine and pharmaceuticals… And people still die.

    Maybe lead with facts instead of spreading FUD?

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      11 months ago

      Fact: The original proponent of chiropractic claimed he learned it from a ghost

      From Wikipedia: “There is not sufficient data to establish the safety of chiropractic manipulations.”