Chiropractic: A Field to Back Away From?

By Marty Nemko

Chiropractic requires a science-intensive undergraduate education followed by four years of chiropractic doctoral education (All 16 accredited institutions are private and therefore expensive) plus demanding national and state board exams. After all that training and cost, there is serious controversy over chiropractic's effectiveness beyond treatment of lower back pain and similar ailments.

What can you do today?
See a report on chiropractic profession at the 60-award-winning QuackWatch web site. To get the chiropractic profession's side, visit the American Chiropractic Association's web site.