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PKN #210

🕑 Added 2018-08-29 00:43:20 +0000 UTC

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You alluded to it in the show, but I want to stress just how bullshit chiropractic is as a 'field'. Except for a very narrow subset of chronic musculoskeletal pain (such as generalized lower back pain), chiropractic performs no better than placebo in study after study. To compare a chiropractor to a masseuse is a fine analogy, but I prefer comparison to an acupuncturist or homeopath. It's clear that you hosts understand the severely limited medical scope of chiropractic, but they and their fellow alternative medicine quack-titioners make a large percentage of their money capitalizing off of the medical illiteracy of injured, vulnerable patients. There is not enough public stigma against these kinds of practices. If, like Kyle, you attend a chiropractor because it is enjoyable and relaxing, then I have no issues. But if you are attending them for any sort of medical care, you are wasting your time and energy. If you have a musculoskeletal injury which requires medical care, you should see an orthotist, who will refer you to an evidence-based practitioner like a physical therapist. Side note: Woody mentioned the chiropractor in Australia, whose videos I have also watched. In Australia, there is a much more robust schooling and accreditation process to become a chiropractor, so you are much more likely to be receiving something that approaches medical care.

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