From Science-based Medicine Published by Sam Homola

If I had it to do over again, however, I would study physical therapy rather than chiropractic. Considering the controversy that continues to surround the practice of chiropractic, I would not recommend that anyone spend the time, effort, and money required to earn a degree in chiropractic.

Physical therapy, which is now beginning to include spinal manipulation in its treatment armamentarium, may offer better opportunity for those interested in manual therapy. Properly-limited, science-based chiropractors are now essentially competing with physical therapists who use manual therapy. Unfortunately, only a few chiropractors have renounced the vertebral subluxation theory, making it difficult to find a “good chiropractor.” I consider physical therapy to be more progressive and more evidence based. For this reason, I generally recommend the manipulative services of a physical therapist rather than a chiropractor. ……….

 

………… Use of manipulation combined with instruction, massage, physical therapy, and rehabilitation may be the best way to relieve mechanical back pain and keep the patient mobile until recovery is complete—provided, of course, that treatment is based on a correct diagnosis. A science-based chiropractor who works in concert with a patient’s physician can often provide such a treatment regimen—as opposed to solo subluxation-based chiropractors whose primary concerns are locating and correcting vertebral subluxations.

 

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