Every time people talk about chiropractic, they bring in testimonials, and testimonials in medicine are worthless.

"Standing on my head saying Jack Robinson cured my arthritis!"

And every time, and this is EVERY time chiropractic is put to proper scientific testing, it fails.

It's a legal scam.

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)

4. Chiropractic helps some people, whether it's like a massage, PT, placebo, trigger point release, etc.

Reply to Archae (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 13, 2024, 12:59 AM

Feb 2024

I see no reason to think it might not help an old mule to have some trigger point therapy on their sway back. Now, it might last only a few hours. But, even mules deserve pain relief. And, yeah, curing crippled dogs is BS.

progressoid

(53,368 posts)

5. Trained PT...fine. Chiropractic...Nope.

Reply to Silent Type (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 13, 2024, 01:28 AM

Feb 2024

Setting aside the tendency for Chiros to promote other quackery. The risk is too high for something to go wrong.

In my work, I met a young woman (30ish) a few years ago. She was fixing up her house when she strained her back. Went to a chiro who did his magic on her. Within the first few minutes things went wrong. She ended up in the hospital from a stroke. When I saw her again she had learned to walk again but still couldn't tie her shoes. Needless to say, she sued and he no longer practices his "trade."

A 1999 review of 177 previously reported cases published between 1925 and 1997 in which injuries were attributed to manipulation of the cervical spine (MCS) concluded that "The literature does not demonstrate that the benefits of MCS outweigh the risks." The professions associated with each injury were assessed. Physical therapists (PT) were involved in less than 2% of all cases, with no deaths caused by PTs. Chiropractors were involved in a little more than 60% of all cases, including 32 deaths.[168]

A 2009 review evaluating maintenance chiropractic care found that spinal manipulation is associated with considerable harm and no compelling evidence exists to indicate that it adequately prevents symptoms or diseases, thus the risk-benefit is not evidently favorable.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiropractic#Pseudoscience_versus_spinal_manipulation_therapy

LT Barclay

(3,202 posts)

6. There is another paper I used for part of an in-service about forward head posture and they found that gentle

Reply to progressoid (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 13, 2024, 01:44 AM

Feb 2024

mobilization was just as effective as manipulation (fast thrusting movements). I could find it if you are that interested.
I don't perform any manipulations on cervical spine (I'm a PT).

AZ8theist

(7,629 posts)

7. Chiropractic is BULLSHIT.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2024, 04:01 AM

Feb 2024

A former co-worker went to a chiropractor for "spinal adjustment" and had his carotid artery partially severed.
He survived and probably settled a multi-million dollar lawsuit.

Someone violently snapping your head around is dangerous nonsense.

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