“Systematic reviews of controlled clinical studies of treatments used by chiropractors have found no evidence that chiropractic manipulation is effective, with the possible exception of treatment for back pain.[8] A 2011 critical evaluation of 45 systematic reviews concluded that the data included in the study “fail[ed] to demonstrate convincingly that spinal manipulation is an effective intervention for any condition.”[10] Spinal manipulation may be cost-effective for sub-acute or chronic low back pain, but the results for acute low back pain were insufficient.[11] No compelling evidence exists to indicate that maintenance chiropractic care adequately prevents symptoms or diseases.[12]”

  • nucleative@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Saw a chiropractor because I was starting to wake up with back pain every morning. Bought into something like a 3 month, twice per week program because the loss of sleep was really bad and he said he was pretty sure it would help.

    After 3 months, I was still having a lot of difficulty. After an adjustment I’d be fine the next night but it would come right back.

    So I decided to just go buy a high end new mattress. Boom. Every night after was a no-pain night. Never went back to the chiro.

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      10 months ago

      This. Go buy three different pillows and experiment to discover which one gives you the best sleep. It’s cheaper that one trip to the chiro and will more likely yield long term results…