Quote Originally Posted by honedright View Post
As a former practicing chiropractor, I agree that what an "honest" and ethical chiropractor can do is very limited. They are basically a one trick pony. There is little that a DC can do that an osteopath (DO) or a good physical therapist can't. Unfortunately, many chiros try, or promise, to do things that are not based in science and certainly mislead their patients and defraud the health insurance companies. I found that I couldn't make a living as a DC. I found that too many patients were not true candidates for manipulative therapy (there really was nothing wrong with them), or, they improved so much immediately that I released them from care after 1 or 2 visits instead of milking the system for months (or years as some chiros do), or until a certain "cap" was attained. I ended up sitting in an empty office much of the time. I usually try and steer potential chiropractic students I meet away from chiropractic and towards other less controversial health professions.
how refreshing.

I have yet to meet someone who has seen a chiropractor and been told they are normal and need no treatment. Something (hip, spine, etc) is "out of place".

I remember being more than a little upset when my children were at the county fair and were given screening examinations (they were totally asymptomatic) and provided with a description of their spinal abnormalities and a treatment plan. All without any parental permission at all. No one in this group of children didn't need some kind of treatment.