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Not interested in arguing this because I used to suffer from the same false impression. But here are a few questions for you and others to consider. Insurance w

Not interested in arguing this because I used to suffer from the same false impression. But here are a few questions for you and others to consider. Insurance will pay for chiropractic treatment most of the time. Why? Another question worth pondering: people go back to chiropractors for repeated treatment. Many swear by them and credit them with fixing problems that doctors couldn’t. It’s extremely common. Why? Doctors often suck. Look into malpractice lawsuits and draw your own conclusion about the perfection inherent in modern medical practice. They’re often bested by the quacks. A rational person should fear a doctor more than a chiropractor, if they’re numerate.

jonny_eh 5y ago
> But here are a few questions for you and others to consider. Insurance will pay for chiropractic treatment most of the time. Why? It's popular. > Another question worth pondering: people go back to chiropractors for repeated treatment It feels good and they think it helps. But people are very bad at judging whether treatments are effective. That's why we need double-blind placebo controlled trials. And chiro fails those.
- newbamboo 5y ago
  How exactly do blind or placebo test chiro treatment? I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt but a blind, let alone double blind!, placebo controlled test of chiropractic treatment strains credulity. Again I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt. From my standpoint, if many people think chiropractic treatment stops their migraine and makes them feel better, I’m inclined to believe them. You and the mainstream medical establishment are free to insist those people are wrong. No real harm in that. I do think it’s a bit absurd to say these people are wrong about it making them feel better, but we can agree to disagree. I’m merely posting my views because maybe another migraine stufferer who has been failed by traditional medicine will read this and decide they’d like to be mistaken in such a way also. Being mistakenly pain free when you’re sufferering from migraine pain is pretty great. Even if you’re wrong, at least you think you feel better.

jonny_eh 5y ago

> But here are a few questions for you and others to consider. Insurance will pay for chiropractic treatment most of the time. Why? It's popular. > Another question worth pondering: people go back to chiropractors for repeated treatment It feels good and they think it helps. But people are very bad at judging whether treatments are effective. That's why we need double-blind placebo controlled trials. And chiro fails those.

newbamboo 5y ago
How exactly do blind or placebo test chiro treatment? I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt but a blind, let alone double blind!, placebo controlled test of chiropractic treatment strains credulity. Again I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt. From my standpoint, if many people think chiropractic treatment stops their migraine and makes them feel better, I’m inclined to believe them. You and the mainstream medical establishment are free to insist those people are wrong. No real harm in that. I do think it’s a bit absurd to say these people are wrong about it making them feel better, but we can agree to disagree. I’m merely posting my views because maybe another migraine stufferer who has been failed by traditional medicine will read this and decide they’d like to be mistaken in such a way also. Being mistakenly pain free when you’re sufferering from migraine pain is pretty great. Even if you’re wrong, at least you think you feel better.