Comment on YSK that chiropractors are not medical doctors and "Systematic reviews... have found no evidence that chiropractic manipulation is effective"

• Fisk400@feddit.nu ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s basically a car mechanic that also do crystal healing and claim changing the car battery and placing a piece of quarts on the dashboard had equal parts in fixing the car.

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  • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This analogy rocks, might make use of it next time the topic comes up offline.

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• qooqie@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Many many DOs never actually practice osteopathic medicine because they know it is generally hit or miss at best. You probably have been seen by a DO if you’re in the US and never knew it

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  • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think your first point, if true, says something important about their recognition of the validity of the practice. The second claim is challenging to prove or disprove. Anecdotally, I can tell you that my current doctor isn’t into any of that stuff but don’t have the academic history of every physician who has ever asked me to turn my head and cough in front of me.

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    • qooqie@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It is true at least amongst the doctors I know. MDs and DOs learn the same curriculum DOs just have the not evidence based tacked on. A lot of DOs also prefer evidence based medicine and there’s not too much for at least half the osteopathic medicine techniques.

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