Neither does a DO so would you say they aren't a Dr? All of them are physicians.

My problem isn't so much whether they are doctors as which ones are quacks...or worse. Quackery abounds, though I am sure there are good ones out there. I just don't trust most I have met. The nature of their treatments is mostly long term, or ongoing care. They have little incentive to get you to 100%. Incremental improvement at first to get you coming back....and then make sure you maintain some level of pain or discomfort to keep you...and your money. There's no labs or xrays or anything quantifiable to measure against....may not be entirely quackery, but the environment fosters it

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You're better off getting a deep body massage than seeing a chiropractor. See a real neurologist (medical doctor) if you have been hurt (back, neck or head) or you think you have a serious issue. There are a few medical doctors that are also chiropractors. I have a good friend who is a surgical neurologist who specializes in back and neck surgery. I know what his training entailed and it was a grueling 7 year residency. Not some BS "on-line certificate". YMMV

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What you had done wasn't chiropractic. It was voodoo.

I've had some spinal adjustments in the past, and they've been helpful.

Sure, nothing more than a good neck or back crack, but it's worked. And I'm not a placebo affected kinda guy.

I did have some bitch years ago that tried to pull a "computer guided" measurement and adjustment, which was obvious quackery.

I now do light deadlifts every day and sleep with my lower legs elevated, and I have been problem free for years.

Also, I've substituted other lifts for the heavy squats that I used to do which created a lot of pressure on the lower back.

That may have something to do with it as well... 🤦

Just don't fall for the deep rectal massage scam...

I haven't been in 20+ years, but did have some successful treatments in the 70s, 80s and 90s for

- a chronic right shoulder issue (too many subluxations/injuries)

- a badly hyper extended knee with a moderate tibial dislocation

- a chronic psoas tendon problem

- a badly dislocated finger

The "medical community" (regular MDs) recommended surgery for my shoulder and hyper extended knee.

I declined, and I'm glad I did.

The psoas tendon thing was a one time miracle treatment. It had been bothering me for several weeks, clicking, very painful on squats, etc.

A Chiroprator (a member of the gym I trained at, and occasional training partner) took me to a bench the locker room, and started "rolling" my entire hamstring to the inside. It was starting to get uncomfortable, and suddenly I hear and feel a moderate "pop" in my inner hip/groin area.......and son of a beach......the pain went away instantly. He said don't do any heavy leg work for a few days, and you're good to go.....he was right. It's almost like the muscle and/or tendon were not in the proper groove or something.

I had a mangled finger (basketball) that a chiropractor re-set, but any doctor or physical therapist could have done that I'm sure.

Unfortunately there is still too much pure quackery in the profession.

I live right on top of Palmer Chiropractic College. My BIL was there selling "Hyperbaric Chambers" for miraculous cures. Basically they were these rubberized canvas "coffins" with a little air compressor that ran the atmosphere in the coffin up to 5 psi and that was quote, "an oxygen rich environment". He sold the **** out of them. Not one of the snake oilers asked about any of the supposed benefits, every single one locked on to "I can have patients lying in there for billable time and I can be seeing other patients. That's great!"

That day hanging out completely confirmed what I suspected. Steve Earl said it best;

"I've got a little somethin'

Guaranteed to ease your mind

It's call snake oil y'all

It's been around for a long, long time"

Let's say you have a broken arm, would you got to a Chiropractor or a (real) Doctor?

If you have some spasming muscles they may be able to help you. "Adjustments" are total BS, almost everyone has one leg longer than the other, arms too, there is nothing Chiropractor can do to change them by any adjustment. Just think about it, how are they going to add or subtract length in a joint or bone?

They do perform "other" services, I know of a couple of Chiropractors that were dedicated to making some older women quite happy.

On the other hand, it's very hard to get into a hyperbolic chamber, but so worth it!