Chiropractic - what the smeg IS it, exactly?

PixyMisa said:
It's a goddam adjective is what it is!

Doesn't that annoy anyone else?

No?

Okay, never mind then.
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It is considered a noun, as well as an adjective.

This is an old discussion, so here are some interesting reads:

http://www.websters-dictionary-online.org/definition/english/ch/chiropractic.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Chiropractic (about half way down)

Search: chiropractice chiropractic adjective noun
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=chiropractice+chiropractic+adjective+noun&btnG=Google+Search


Its spelling is a minor problem. That it exists at all is a major problem. It's an illegitimate profes....oops!....I mean "business".

Regards,

Paul Lee

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SixSixSix said:
Chiropractic appears to be the "skeptics choice of alternative medicine" - in that many people who will happily agree that homeopathy, faith healing, and so forth are bollocks, but swear by chiropractic.
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Chiropractic is the flagship of so-Called "Alternative" Medicine (sCAM), and is also a major gateway into quackery. No other profession (that attempts to claim scientific legitimacy) has been so uniquely tied to quackery as chiropractic.

Quackery has been formalized, refined, institutionalized, nurtured, and taught in chiropractic organizations and schools for 111 years now.
 
Chiropractic is to medicine as voodoo is to religion.
Neither chiropractic nor voodoo works, unless you "beleive" and the person who profits the most is the voodoo priest aka the "doctor" of chiropractic.
 
It must be a really easy job being a chiropractor. No matter what the problem is, the solution is always the same.

Back ache? I'm going to crack your bones.
You've got cancer? I'm going to crack your bones.
Your head's fallen off! I'm going to crack your bones.
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---Eddie Izzard
 
There are also two instances here in Canada where people have died of stroke as a direct result of neck manipulation... And others have been injured.

Of course they'll tell you that there's risk in any treatment (true) but why take the risk when the treatment doesn't actually do anything?

My sister was referred to a chiropractor by her physiotherapist, with the knowledge of her doctor apparently. She has something where her neck is losing its curve and the physio isn't helping.. so that might be a rare case where neck manipulation is warranted, but I don't know enough about it to know.

I had a great link to a guy's blog, he was a neurologist or somesuch and had tons of great info. I've seemed to have misplaced it though, I'll post it if I find it.
 
lawman said:
Chiropractic is to medicine as voodoo is to religion.
Neither chiropractic nor voodoo works, unless you "beleive" and the person who profits the most is the voodoo priest aka the "doctor" of chiropractic.
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Question:
What are the principal functions of the spine?

Answer:
To support the head
To support the ribs
To support the chiropractor

B.J. Palmer, Answers (1952)

Chiropractic Health Care: Science or Religion?
http://www.geocities.com/forbidden_area/chiro.html
 
In my line of work, I would always look at the myofascial system first. Over the years, people's bodies are affected by the stress and strain of life through general day to day living, poor posture and then the injuries on top of that and in response, some muscles will become short and contracted and do not work together as they should.

A lot of the time, I have found that joint pain can be caused by tight myofascia around the joint and also along the spine. Work to release this and a lot of the time there is no need to resort to bone cracking.

I also give people stretching exercises to do that can help strengthen different muscle groups and I do some postural re-education. If people can realise when they are hunching up and stop this it helps a lot.

Hunching over computers is the worst though. I had one patient come in recently who was suffering from neck and shoulder pain and her shoulders were right up around her ears. She admitted that she spent a lot of time slouching over a computer. She was just locked solid and I had to resort to some quite strong massage just to try and loosen things up for her. This worked well though and we were then able to move onto other techniques that were also extremely beneficial. A little postural re-education, a new chair at the right height for her desk and computer, something to raise the keyboard a little and she was doing great.

Who needs chiropractors hey?
 
@temporal: Hie thee to the Humor or Community sections of the forum, pick a suitable thread, and post fluff until you're URL-capable.
 
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