Your previous stage was at least a little pro chiropractic.
Before you start, make sure you understand the quesion is not "does massage work?" It is not "does physiotherapy work?" It is not does spinal manipulation work? It is "does chiropractic work?" Everyone agrees that massage, physiotherapy and spinal manipulation are scientifically validated. I am asking if chiropractic treatment, which purports to be the adjustment of subluxations, works.
Read
and critically respond to at least one significant anti-chiropractic argument
from the following links.
Main link: Chiropractic: The Victim's Perspective (Makes a basic case against the theory of chiropractic.)
chiropractic (Anti-Chiro,
with links to other articles)
Chiropractic A Skeptical Guide
(Anti-Chiro, with dozens of links!)
Quackwatch Home Page (Anti-Chiro,
page down to the links on chiropractic.)
Victims of Chiropractic (Anti-Chiro)
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Online Article (discusses RAND corporation study.)
Remember that the most basic issue here is whether or not treatment based on chiropractic theory actually works.
You might want to think about who has the burden of proof on this question.
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