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Chiropractors

10 replies

LindorDoubleChoc · 01/06/2026 20:46

Do you have faith in chiropractors and what they do, yes or no?

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SylvanMoon · 01/06/2026 21:06

I'd rather see an osteopath than a chiropractor tbh.

GasperyJacquesRoberts · 01/06/2026 21:26

The bloke who invented it said he was taught it by the spirit of a dead doctor.

ThePlover · 01/06/2026 21:51

Dangerous quacks IMO. Never let a chiropractor touch your neck.
Try a medically qualified physiotherapist first.

TheWisePanda · 01/06/2026 21:59

I went to see one for neck pain. When he was taking my medical history and I told him I had Crohn’s disease, he said that if I only ate “in season” vegetables and exposed my bare belly to natural light every day, my Crohn’s would be cured….

WearyAuldWumman · 01/06/2026 22:01

ThePlover · 01/06/2026 21:51

Dangerous quacks IMO. Never let a chiropractor touch your neck.
Try a medically qualified physiotherapist first.

Agreed. One caused significant damage to my late mother. She had osteoporosis. He told her "Your back cannot break."

WhyamIinahandcartandwherearewegoing · 01/06/2026 22:09

I.ve seen one a good few times, been really effective where physio hasn’t worked. Same as an osteopath as far as I’ve been able to tell.

parietal · 01/06/2026 22:11

Chiroprac is no medical basis and can be very dangerous. It is a waste of money. See a proper physio instead

SylvanMoon · 02/06/2026 08:50

WhyamIinahandcartandwherearewegoing · 01/06/2026 22:09

I.ve seen one a good few times, been really effective where physio hasn’t worked. Same as an osteopath as far as I’ve been able to tell.

Osteopathy and Physiotherapy are regulated medical practices. AFAIK chiropractors are not.

raisinglittlepeople12 · 02/06/2026 08:57

I saw one that fixed an issue I’d had for years, and I left with my whole body feeling ‘fixed’. Another had no impact at all. It depends on who you go to.

GardenTable · 02/06/2026 09:58

Someone I'm friendly with is a receptionist at a Chiropractor.
I've met the team socially several times and have never met a more deluded, evangelical, anti vaxxing, 'ask the universe', avoid magnetic fields, bamboozled by 'gut health' and scobie but knock back gin like billy O bunch of odd ball people.

If they can add it to their repertoire and turn a tanner on it they will be on it whether it's some kind of goggles that pulse light to improve your mental health or a new kind of flip flop that 'ground you'.

AVOID.

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