S,R&CT creates little “books” that are both satirical and educational. That’s what got this thread started in the first place. But, as I continued, I felt compelled to expand this thread and address why alternative medical procedures like chiropractic can be more bad than good, in my opinion.
In the UK, there are lots of problems with homeopathy and chiropractic being considered equivalent to actual medicine. We have the same problem in the US, although for some reason chiropractic is seen as a mainstream way to address aches and pains. As more and more people accept that chiropractic is normal, it becomes more difficult for them to distinguish between actual benefits that they receive uniquely from chiropractors and the placebo effect, or to know when seeking professional medical advice would better serve them. It does bother me a great deal that the average person thinks “chiropractor” anytime they feel sore or fall down. In fact, when you get beyond common aches and pains, you’ll find that chiropractors are taught that myriad diseases can be “cured” by these adjustments (see below). I see the chiropractic community growing, with over 75,000 practitioners world-wide. This makes them a powerful political force to reckon with, when attempting to debunk their misinformation, as Dr. Simon Singh recently found out when sued for libel in the UK.
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