How could an article on back pain (“No cure for the pain,” G section, Oct. 29) not include chiropractic care? Currently about 7 percent of Americans use chiropractic care annually. Chiropractic care is safe, beneficial, cost-effective, and has high patient satisfaction.
Back pain is not just a nuisance for those suffering from it. Half of all working Americans have back pain each year, and it is among the most common reasons for missing work and for doctor appointments. The identifiable costs of back pain are estimated at $50 billion a year.
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The question is asked: "How could an article on back pain (“No cure for the pain,” G section, Oct. 29) not include chiropractic care?" The answer is simple: It doesn't work, never did, never will. There is OVERWHELMING evidence that spinal manipulation does not "cure" or "reduce" or "correct" "subluxations", whatever those are. It never did and never will, because the focus, the crux, the raison d'etre for chiropractic is a manufactured condition that does not exist. Billions of $ are spent every year, for what? Every "patient" needs "adjustments" on a timely basis, over days, months and years, costing the health care system $$$, all for voodoo treatment. It's pure quackery and it has been acting like a duck for sooooo long that I'm surprised not more people have noticed and put them out of business. Here's a good link:
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/the-war-against-chiropractors/
You can find literally hundreds of reputable scientific links, Cochrane Reposts and PubMed articles that say the same thing: It's voodoo science.