Is Chiropractic a pseudoscience? Why or why not?
A pseudoscience is a theory, method, or practice that promotes claims in a way that appears to be scientific and plausible even though supporting empirical evidence is lacking or nonexistent.
It is in fact a psuedoscience. You’ll notice that as true science has moved to examine chiropractic recently and that they have stopped making claims such as the ability to cure autism, and have stuck to back pain. Medical science has a poor record of treating back pain because scientists don’t yet understand it fully. Neither does psuedoscience, but promoters of psuedoscience don’t require proof.
From Wiki:
Traditionally, chiropractic assumes that a vertebral subluxation or spinal joint dysfunction interferes with the body’s function and its innate intelligence,[5] a notion that brings ridicule from mainstream science and medicine.
Collectively, systematic reviews of this research have not demonstrated that spinal manipulation is effective, with the possible exception of treatment of back pain.
A 2006 review found no rigorous evidence supporting SM or other manual therapies for tension headache.[110] A 2005 review found that the evidence was weak for effectiveness of chiropractic manipulation for tension headache, and that it was probably more effective for tension headache than for migraine.
Spinal manipulation is associated with frequent, mild and temporary adverse effects,[17][18] including new or worsening pain or stiffness in the affected region.[126] They have been estimated to occur in 33% to 61% of patients, and frequently occur within an hour of treatment and disappear within 24 to 48 hours.[127] Rarely,[19] spinal manipulation, particularly on the upper spine, can also result in complications that can lead to permanent disability or death; these can occur in adults[17] and children.
For the record acupuncture is on the same scientific level as chiropractic, it’s been completely disproved for all applications even back pain. Homeopathy is so ridiculously stupid that calling it psuedoscience is an insult to other psuedosciences.
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