“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]”

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    1 year ago

    One of my best friend’s fathers was an MD before retiring.

    The cadaver he used in med school: broken neck during an “alignment” at a chiropractor’s office.

    Anecdotal evidence for sure, but definitely a story that I think of whenever someone talks about going to a chiropractor.