Chiropractic: Evidence & Limitations
What spinal manipulation may offer, what it cannot establish, and how to make an informed safety decision.
Chiropractors vary widely. Some provide musculoskeletal assessment, exercise, and short courses of manipulation; others use unsupported “subluxation” explanations or claim to treat non-musculoskeletal disease. A joint cavitation sound does not mean a vertebra was realigned.
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