Chiropractic & Atheism

[Fidel_Castronaut]

Consensus in the Studies i've read is that Chiropractors do little to nothing that simple rest couldn't fix. Beyond that, treatments for 'bad backs' are treated much more effectively through conventional scentific based medicine (which CP certainly is not), especially when this is a long-term issue for the patient. My issue with CP is that, in using it as a first port of call, patients may miss a diagnosis by a trained MD for something that could be deadly serious which the CP simply isn't trained for or licensed to examine.

There is no universal education for CPs, neither are there regulatory guidelines.

Simon Singh challenged the claims of CPs in 2008 effectively dismissing their treatments as bogus, and sometimes dangerous:

http://trickortreatment.com/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8621880.stm

http://www.rationalinquiry.org.uk/chiropractic.php

http://www.chirobase.org/

It must be noted that the British Chiropractic association challenged Singh's claims in court by issuing a libel proceeding. They dropped it upon being asked to present evidence to challenge Singh's claims...mainly becuase there isn't, highlighting more evidence that their claims are bogus and can in fact be dangerous (Just for an example, claims that CPs could treat asthma, and even ear infections, were what was challenged by Singh et al).

But as to the OP's question; yes. It's self-evident looking at this thread