Wow Anonymous, I am a scientist with a degree in Biochemistry, and a Chiropractor. An uninformed remark at best. The inventor, D.D. Palmer was not a green grocer, and most modern chiropractors do not ascribe to traditional chiropractic theory, anyway (like the inventor, it was a theory). I became a chiropractor because of my personal experience with chiropractic which was profoundly helpful (enough to make me go into the field). If you understand what chiropractic does, not any new age explanation about nerve flow or nervous system irritation, but from a functional, neurological, physiological and structural point of view, in short, takes off the over all stress of specific areas of the body allowing it to function more closely to it's design. If you have never been adjusted, you wouldn't know, but anyone who has, and has had headaches and experienced immediate and/or sometimes permanent relief from headaches due to chiropractic care wouldn't care about it's history (which admittedly is a little sordid). Attacking its creator, is a strawman argument, the question is, "is it effective?" My patients don't care who invented it or what he was (even though you are incorrect about him). Remember MD's (which I respect and also refer to when applicable) also used to utilize bloodletting and leeches among other things that we no longer believe to be effective, for example). I, as a chiropractor do not believe in traditional subluxation theory, but have a more modern definition that is both scientific and based on evidence, which obviously the writer of the original article found some, and personal experience. By the way, have you read her article, she sites sources that are not affiliated with chiropractic? I should preface that all chiropractors are NOT THE SAME, and I cannot stress that highly enough. I have more information about this on my website, http://www.drtchiro.com, which I hope you would actually take the time to read and realize that chiropractic care has come a very long way. I'd be happy to answer questions from people who really want to know, rather than just attack something that they don't understand, don't know about, or haven't had any experience with themselves.
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Wow Anonymous, I am a scientist with a degree in Biochemistry, and a Chiropractor. An uninformed remark at best. The inventor, D.D. Palmer was not a green grocer, and most modern chiropractors do not ascribe to traditional chiropractic theory, anyway (like the inventor, it was a theory). I became a chiropractor because of my personal experience with chiropractic which was profoundly helpful (enough to make me go into the field). If you understand what chiropractic does, not any new age explanation about nerve flow or nervous system irritation, but from a functional, neurological, physiological and structural point of view, in short, takes off the over all stress of specific areas of the body allowing it to function more closely to it's design. If you have never been adjusted, you wouldn't know, but anyone who has, and has had headaches and experienced immediate and/or sometimes permanent relief from headaches due to chiropractic care wouldn't care about it's history (which admittedly is a little sordid). Attacking its creator, is a strawman argument, the question is, "is it effective?" My patients don't care who invented it or what he was (even though you are incorrect about him). Remember MD's (which I respect and also refer to when applicable) also used to utilize bloodletting and leeches among other things that we no longer believe to be effective, for example). I, as a chiropractor do not believe in traditional subluxation theory, but have a more modern definition that is both scientific and based on evidence, which obviously the writer of the original article found some, and personal experience. By the way, have you read her article, she sites sources that are not affiliated with chiropractic? I should preface that all chiropractors are NOT THE SAME, and I cannot stress that highly enough. I have more information about this on my website, http://www.drtchiro.com, which I hope you would actually take the time to read and realize that chiropractic care has come a very long way. I'd be happy to answer questions from people who really want to know, rather than just attack something that they don't understand, don't know about, or haven't had any experience with themselves.
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