Indeed. I’ve got a chiropractor in my family, and I actively avoid talking to them about their work because I’ve always been convinced that it causes more harm than good. I think they finally got the hint after the 1000th time I refused their offer of an adjustment. They do some genuinely bizarre stuff beyond the standard adjustments, and talk about it like it’s proven science.
ClutchCargo@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
But boy, oh boy. Say this to a believer and get ready to loose an afternoon.
BertramDitore@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Stamau123@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Bizarre stuff like what?
BertramDitore@lemmy.world 6 months ago
“Testing” for allergies or nutritional deficiencies by holding a sample up to your forehead and then applying downward pressure to your outstretched arms to “determine” sensitivity. Weird stuff like that.
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I always knew it was pseudoscience, but damn, how is that even allowed?
soulless@lemmy.world 6 months ago
The core tenet of chiropractics is that “life force” flows through the spine and “blocks” in that is what causes diseases/pains.
Most people think they are some kind of spine experts, while in reality it is nothing like that and more like concepts of Chi and meridians.
The thing is, a lot of chiros don’t delve into that crap, because it’s such obvious bullshit, but some do and will tell you in all sincerity that cracking that L6-8 might just kill your cancer.
In any case, stay far far away from them.
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 6 months ago
…cracking that L6-8 might just kill your cancer.
In a roundabout way, this can be true. No host, no disease.
evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Chiropractic was invented by a guy who learned it from a ghost.
kibiz0r@lemmy.world 6 months ago
That’s alright. A chiropractor can tighten up that afternoon for ya.