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Doctors of Osteopathy (DO) can be thought of Chiropractors with an MD - but that would be selling them a bit short IMNSHO.

https://osteopathic.org/what-is-osteopathic-medicine/what-is...

They are the most effective family physicians I have ever had. I go out of my way to find them.




I strongly agree about DOs and note that many MDs denigrate the DOs as being less than. My experience is that they are much better than MDs on average. Ymmv

The best take on chiropractors IMO comes from physical therapists who tend to take a more pragmatic view on chiropractic. It can help but shouldn’t take the place of mainstream medical care.

In terms of one of the other comments about chiros being anti-vaccine, so are many doctors, nurses and other highly trained medical professionals. Again, my point isn’t that chiros aren’t quacks, it’s that they often resolve problems that mainstream doctors can’t or won’t, migraine being a good example. That says more about doctors and mainstream medicine IMO than it does about chiros who I acknowledge can be a bit like witch doctors or even worse, immoral witch doctors.




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