And that's why you recommend someone who isn't a doctor at all for issues with the body?
Sounds like ego and hubris to me: "I can fix things that I've never studied like actual Medical Doctors have simply by twisting someone's back suddenly!"
No thanks.
Please no. Chiropractors are mostly pseudo-scientific pretend-doctors that should be allowed anywhere near a nervous system. They are not "back doctors".
In 2021 they're a huge source of anti-vaccine misinformation.
https://simonsingh.net/media/articles/alternative-medicine/b...
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/chiropractic-nec...
> Doctors hate this fact and will gladly put people on meds or tell them to change their lifestyle
Hating on doctors is no reason to go see a quack.
Doctors often suck. Look into malpractice lawsuits and draw your own conclusion about the perfection inherent in modern medical practice. They’re often bested by the quacks. A rational person should fear a doctor more than a chiropractor, if they’re numerate.
It's popular.
> Another question worth pondering: people go back to chiropractors for repeated treatment
It feels good and they think it helps. But people are very bad at judging whether treatments are effective. That's why we need double-blind placebo controlled trials. And chiro fails those.
From my standpoint, if many people think chiropractic treatment stops their migraine and makes them feel better, I’m inclined to believe them. You and the mainstream medical establishment are free to insist those people are wrong. No real harm in that. I do think it’s a bit absurd to say these people are wrong about it making them feel better, but we can agree to disagree. I’m merely posting my views because maybe another migraine stufferer who has been failed by traditional medicine will read this and decide they’d like to be mistaken in such a way also. Being mistakenly pain free when you’re sufferering from migraine pain is pretty great. Even if you’re wrong, at least you think you feel better.
https://osteopathic.org/what-is-osteopathic-medicine/what-is...
They are the most effective family physicians I have ever had. I go out of my way to find them.
The best take on chiropractors IMO comes from physical therapists who tend to take a more pragmatic view on chiropractic. It can help but shouldn’t take the place of mainstream medical care.
In terms of one of the other comments about chiros being anti-vaccine, so are many doctors, nurses and other highly trained medical professionals. Again, my point isn’t that chiros aren’t quacks, it’s that they often resolve problems that mainstream doctors can’t or won’t, migraine being a good example. That says more about doctors and mainstream medicine IMO than it does about chiros who I acknowledge can be a bit like witch doctors or even worse, immoral witch doctors.