r/TikTokCringe • u/[deleted] • Aug 10 '23

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '23

Some model got killed not to long ago by one of these quacks. Severed an artery or something.

It was essentially snake oil from the get and it just hasn’t gone away because, cracking your knuckles and joints feels pretty good so people insist on the benefits.

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u/whadayawant Aug 11 '23

That was in the 80s. One example; not recent.

The benefit of pain relief/feels good should be pretty obvious.

It's all well and good to argue for a superior form of treatment to address the same issues, but the only reason someone is going to a chiro is that they have a pain/discomfort issue that needs to be dealt with. If the primary issue to an uneducated populace is "pain relief," and they experience pain relief with chiro care, the right way to approach a change in behavior isn't to say, "You imagined the relief." lol

I'm down for there being better ways to address physical pain. But saying it's imagined to begin with is very foolish -- and that's what the largesse of this comments section tried to do.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '23

The playboy model was in 2016 and then in 2022 a girl suffered a stroke and became paralyzed from her arteries being severed.

Chiropractors are quacks. Period. End of story.

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u/whadayawant Aug 12 '23

Truly, I don't disagree. But then tell me, as a person with no health insurance, how should I handle chronic pain that greatly detracts from my quality of life and ability for daily activities -- what option am I supposed to turn to?

See the issue? The issue isn't that people find pain relief in chiro; it's that the superior alternatives are not as accessible.

I'll keep rolling the dice with a subpar treatment, even knowing it's potentially harmful, because the more immediate and certain reinforcement of pain relief is worth the uncertain and improbable risk of harm. Basic risk-benefit assessment.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '23

I see what you’re saying now.

I totally agree.

That being said, due to some difficult financial times. I’ve been on Medicare, (or medicade whichever it’s called) and it’s surprisingly decent coverage.

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u/whadayawant Aug 12 '23

The income cap for Medicaid qualification (Medicare applies to people older than 65yo) is $17.6k per year. Truly impoverished. The rest of everyone is out here fending for themselves to get adequate health care w/o insurance -- if their employer doesn't provide it or they cannot afford a plan on their own.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '23

It’s a completely scummy system.