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NataliePortland Dec 5, 2023

YSK that chiropractors are not medical doctors and "Systematic reviews... have found no evidence that chiropractic manipulation is effective"

https://lemmy.ca/post/10716060

YSK that chiropractors are not medical doctors and "Systematic reviews... have found no evidence that chiropractic manipulation is effective" - Lemmy.ca

“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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yenahmik Dec 5, 2023

Anything a chiropractor can do that will actually help, a PT can do better. They’ll also teach you what exercises to do to prevent needing to see them again.

A chiropractor will just tell you to come to them more often, and take more of your money over time.

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Shadywack Dec 5, 2023

You can save a lot of money by just going to a masseuse instead of a chiropractor. People attribute the positive feeling they get from attention to well being improvements, and pseudoscience practitioners certainly achieve that at a premium price. If it’s attention you want, get a massage, otherwise go to a PT and get some real help.

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Veraxus Dec 5, 2023

Any time I've had chiropractic as part of a PT treatment, there has always been some kind of massage first. I won't crap on chiropractic as a physical therapy tool, because it has helped me massively with my back problems... but it's just one tool... not a whole toolbag. Most chiropractors will treat it like the whole toolbag and a magical panacea. Those people are just quacks. You need a real physical therapist who can tell what the right tools are for your specific needs.

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ForestOrca

I feel the same way about any doctor who has a limited toolset, e.g. an MD who only scripts pharmaceuticals, and does not even consider all the other options for the patient. I understand they only have 3-7 minutes per patient, but really that's no way to practice. "here's your script, see ya next year."