Hi everyone, Here are my thoughts on chiropractic in the US. Chiropractic is based on the subluxation idea, which has no scientific basis. The chiropractic definition of subluxation is ambiguous and there is no evidence that it can be detected or corrected. Chiropractic was founded by one person (Daniel Palmer) in 1895 who was a grocer and a magnetic healer. Magnetic healers believe they can heal people with their magnetism. Palmer believed a subluxated vertebra is the cause of 95 percent of all diseases. This subluxation idea still exists in chiropractic today. There are some chiropractors who don’t adhere to the subluxation theory, however chiropractors who denounce this foundational theory are basically telling us that chiropractic has been wasting patients’ time and money since 1895.
Chiropractic schools are not affiliated with hospitals or universities. Chiropractors are not permitted to work in hospitals and do not complete hospital internships or residencies. Chiropractic schools do not require students to complete a research project, thesis or dissertation. Chiropractic schools have a very lax screening process and many do not require an undergraduate degree, clinical experience, letters of recommendation, entrance exam or interview prior to admission. Chiropractic schools accept 100% of their applicants.Chiropractic students are taught by other chiropractors.Chiropractic students do not receive clinical training in any type of medical setting. Chiropractic students never get to see real patients with real medical conditions. They do their examinations on fellow students, friends and family members who don’t have medical conditions. These fake patients are recruited by chiropractic students in order to meet graduation requirements.
Chiropractors have no clinical experience in any acute care settings, sub acute care, rehabilitation, skilled nursing facilities, transitional care units, intensive care units or home health. They have no clinical experience with traumatic injuries such as fractures, dislocations, burns or wounds. Chiropractors have no experience with any serious medical conditions, in fact, a chiropractor can complete his/her entire career without seeing one drop of blood. Yet they wear a white coat and call themselves doctors who can diagnose disease. How can they possibly diagnose disease?
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