“Systematic reviews of controlled clinical studies of treatments used by chiropractors have found no evidence that chiropractic manipulation is effective, with the possible exception of treatment for back pain.[8] A 2011 critical evaluation of 45 systematic reviews concluded that the data included in the study “fail[ed] to demonstrate convincingly that spinal manipulation is an effective intervention for any condition.”[10] Spinal manipulation may be cost-effective for sub-acute or chronic low back pain, but the results for acute low back pain were insufficient.[11] No compelling evidence exists to indicate that maintenance chiropractic care adequately prevents symptoms or diseases.[12]”
Any time I’ve had chiropractic as part of a PT treatment, there has always been some kind of massage first. I won’t crap on chiropractic as a physical therapy tool, because it has helped me massively with my back problems… but it’s just one tool… not a whole toolbag. Most chiropractors will treat it like the whole toolbag and a magical panacea. Those people are just quacks. You need a real physical therapist who can tell what the right tools are for your specific needs.
I feel the same way about any doctor who has a limited toolset, e.g. an MD who only scripts pharmaceuticals, and does not even consider all the other options for the patient. I understand they only have 3-7 minutes per patient, but really that’s no way to practice. “here’s your script, see ya next year.”