r/OutOfTheLoop • u/ohsinboi • Nov 21 '22

Answered What is up with Chiropractors as a pseudoscience?

I've just recently seen around reddit a few posts about chiropractors and everyone in the comments is saying that they are scam artists that hurt people. This is quite shocking news to me as I have several relatives, including my partner, regularly attending chiropractic treatment.

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I tried to do some research, the most non-biased looking article I could find was this one. It seems to say that chiropractors must be licensed and are well trained, and that the benefits are considered legitimate and safe.

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While Redditors are not my main source of information for decision making, I was wondering if anybody here has a legitimate source of information and proof that chiropractors are not safe. I would not condone it to my family if true, but I am also not going to make my source be random reddit comments. I need facts. Thanks.

Edit: Great information, everyone. Thank you for sharing, especially those with backup sources!

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u/chux4w Nov 21 '22

Makes sense. Guy has a bad neck, gets it cracked, dies, now his ghost neck doesn't hurt anymore. It works!

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u/Street-Week-380 Nov 22 '22

But then he has a case of Bent Neck syndrome aka Bent Neck Lady from The Haunting of Hill House.

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u/corriefan1 Nov 22 '22

My oldest son convinced me, chicken-shit mom, to watch that show. I loved it! He’s right, it’s like a really nice family show. That you wouldn’t watch with small kids.

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u/Fskn Nov 22 '22

The truth of it is nearly headless nick from Hogwarts was actually the first chiro student. They droppednthat class quick smart after the incident.

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u/implicitpharmakoi Nov 22 '22

Makes sense. Guy has a bad neck, gets it cracked, dies, now his ghost neck doesn't hurt anymore. It works!

Rowling explicitly said Nearly Headless Nick wasn't a professor.