What does a Chiropractor actually do?

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I’m hoping a medical professional could explain, in unbiased language (since there seems to be some animosity towards them), what exactly a chiropractor does, and how they fit into rehabilitation for patients alongside massage therapists and physical therapists. What can a chiropractor do for a patient that a physical therapist cannot?

Additionally, when a chiropractor says a vertebrae is “out of place” or “subluxated” and they “put it back,” what exactly are they doing? No vertebrae stays completely static as they are meant to flex, especially in the neck. Saying they’re putting it back in place makes no sense when it’s just going to move the second you get up from the table.

Thanks.

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Anonymous 0 Comments

So. Bad things. Bad bad things.

Know how you pop your knuckles? And move the bones around in your fingers? Imagine that but in your shoulders hips and spine.

This is a really bad thing and almost every doctor I know gets angry at the mention of them

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