American Thinker du jour - Chiropractic edition

[Jolly]

Look, chiropractic works. In some cases. For some things.

I have a whole bucket full of skepticism for his claims...

[jon-nyc]

It’s really not that different at all. He’s still talking shit, it’s just a different day.

[Jolly]

Uh, you do know that American Thinker is an omnibus blog, written by multiple people...

[George K]

@Jolly said in American Thinker du jour - Chiropractic edition:

Look, chiropractic works. In some cases. For some things.

When my back was bad, I went to a chiropractor. Nice electrical stimulation, twists and cracks of the spine. Felt good and loose afterward.

For about a day.

I have a whole bucket full of skepticism for his claims...

You're not going to find a bigger pile of BS than this:

"Ask a chiropractor if he treats diabetes, and the doctor will no doubt tell you no. How about ulcers? No. Asthma? No again. What then do you treat, doctor? I treat patients — patients with diabetes, patients with ulcers, patients with asthma. "

...which he says at the end of an article about how chiropractic cured a comatose girl dropped off at his doorstep and healed a woman with (presumably) some kind of cancer.

This article is a steaming pile of bullshit.

[Jolly]

Back to this one...

I think we can agree a lot of it is horseshit, but I threw this one in here for a reason...Yes, it is outrageous in many ways, but what can chiropractic treat? Back aches, yes, but what else? I've heard people testify it helps with headaches, sinus problems, etc.

The question remains, what is it actually capable of? And for what percentage of people?

I'm not sure I've seen any exhaustive studies done one way or another, with an open mind and a scientific approach.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Jolly said in American Thinker du jour - Chiropractic edition:

Back to this one...

I think we can agree a lot of it is horseshit, but I threw this one in here for a reason...Yes, it is outrageous in many ways, but what can chiropractic treat? Back aches, yes, but what else? I've heard people testify it helps with headaches, sinus problems, etc.

The question remains, what is it actually capable of? And for what percentage of people?

I'm not sure I've seen any exhaustive studies done one way or another, with an open mind and a scientific approach.

Argument construction 101: you can actually use credible sources, not quackery, to bolster your claims. As a matter of fact, it actually works as better support.

[LuFins Dad]

@Jolly said in American Thinker du jour - Chiropractic edition:

Back to this one...

I think we can agree a lot of it is horseshit, but I threw this one in here for a reason...Yes, it is outrageous in many ways, but what can chiropractic treat? Back aches, yes, but what else? I've heard people testify it helps with headaches, sinus problems, etc.

The question remains, what is it actually capable of? And for what percentage of people?

I'm not sure I've seen any exhaustive studies done one way or another, with an open mind and a scientific approach.

Placebo effect.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Jolly said in American Thinker du jour - Chiropractic edition:

Look, chiropractic works. In some cases. For some things.

I have a whole bucket full of skepticism for his claims...

I agree. My wife goes to one regularly. But not for Polio.

[Jolly]

@LuFins-Dad said in American Thinker du jour - Chiropractic edition:

@Jolly said in American Thinker du jour - Chiropractic edition:

Back to this one...

I think we can agree a lot of it is horseshit, but I threw this one in here for a reason...Yes, it is outrageous in many ways, but what can chiropractic treat? Back aches, yes, but what else? I've heard people testify it helps with headaches, sinus problems, etc.

The question remains, what is it actually capable of? And for what percentage of people?

I'm not sure I've seen any exhaustive studies done one way or another, with an open mind and a scientific approach.

Placebo effect.

Maybe. Or maybe there's something that works for some people...

[Aqua Letifer]

@Jolly said in American Thinker du jour - Chiropractic edition:

@LuFins-Dad said in American Thinker du jour - Chiropractic edition:

@Jolly said in American Thinker du jour - Chiropractic edition:

Back to this one...

I think we can agree a lot of it is horseshit, but I threw this one in here for a reason...Yes, it is outrageous in many ways, but what can chiropractic treat? Back aches, yes, but what else? I've heard people testify it helps with headaches, sinus problems, etc.

The question remains, what is it actually capable of? And for what percentage of people?

I'm not sure I've seen any exhaustive studies done one way or another, with an open mind and a scientific approach.

Placebo effect.

Maybe. Or maybe there's something that works for some people...

Not masks, though.

[Jolly]

@Aqua-Letifer said in American Thinker du jour - Chiropractic edition:

@Jolly said in American Thinker du jour - Chiropractic edition:

@LuFins-Dad said in American Thinker du jour - Chiropractic edition:

@Jolly said in American Thinker du jour - Chiropractic edition:

Back to this one...

I think we can agree a lot of it is horseshit, but I threw this one in here for a reason...Yes, it is outrageous in many ways, but what can chiropractic treat? Back aches, yes, but what else? I've heard people testify it helps with headaches, sinus problems, etc.

The question remains, what is it actually capable of? And for what percentage of people?

I'm not sure I've seen any exhaustive studies done one way or another, with an open mind and a scientific approach.

Placebo effect.

Maybe. Or maybe there's something that works for some people...

Not masks, though.

There is no placebo effect on masks, unless you mean a psychic rather than physical effect. Viruses ain't people.