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0 pointswar10256y ago0 comments

Chiropractors may be psuedoscience quacks, but they sure as hell can make your back feel better if it's out of place.

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Curious why the downvotes on this? You don't have to buy into their magical alignment aura junk to objectively know that it feels good having your back aligned.

It's just a fancier version of having a friend or family member push on your back until it pops whatever was out of place.

nrclark6y ago

I think that people hate on chiropractors _because_ of the pseudo-science aspects. There also isn't much science -even empirical studies- that back up the claims of chiropractic (which doesn't have a noun form of the word for whatever reason).

A fortune-teller could probably give great advice about family relationships, but I'd recommend a counselor or therapist instead. And I'd probably treat the fortune-teller as a scam artist. In the same vein, a chiropractor might relax my back, but that doesn't make them credible.

Fun fact: the inventor of chiropractic was also big believer in the healing power of magnets, and was murdered by his son.

Spooky236y ago

Just go to a massage therapist. The chiropractor is a quack that gives you unnecessary X-rays.

kjs36y ago

So very true. My licensed masseuse has training in how not to hurt me, now to positively address the issues they can actually address and doesn't participate in psuedo-science. She's part of a team that gets professional athletes back on field, and they are extremely anti-quack, because of the millions of dollars involved. And never "prescribes" an Xray, unless she's sending someone to a real doctor to get it.

cannonedhamster6y ago

Because chiropracty can be very dangerous if the person performing it is not trained on basic human physiology. There is literally nothing other than magic for a chiropractor. Everything useful is just basic massage techniques, which is a field with proven benefits.

ec1096856y ago

Chiropractors do go to school for 4 years.

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Retric6y ago

Just a guess, but the feeling better part and out of alignment part are unrelated. Simply stretching muscles tends to provide short term relief of a variety of issues. The alignment bit does not seem to be related in any way.

For example, muscle cramps often feel better after a stretch. However, eating a banana is more likely to help by dealing with a common underlying cause.

kjs36y ago

Probably because you're using "objectively" when you mean "for me". Typical pseudo-science. And pointing out (correctly) that you don't need a "Doctorate" to get the same effect from pretty much anyone who isn't a sadist.

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war1025OP6y ago

Curious why the downvotes on this? You don't have to buy into their magical alignment aura junk to objectively know that it feels good having your back aligned.

It's just a fancier version of having a friend or family member push on your back until it pops whatever was out of place.

nrclark6y ago

Fun fact: the inventor of chiropractic was also big believer in the healing power of magnets, and was murdered by his son.

Spooky236y ago

Just go to a massage therapist. The chiropractor is a quack that gives you unnecessary X-rays.

kjs36y ago

cannonedhamster6y ago

ec1096856y ago

Chiropractors do go to school for 4 years.

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Retric6y ago

For example, muscle cramps often feel better after a stretch. However, eating a banana is more likely to help by dealing with a common underlying cause.

kjs36y ago

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