Chiropractic

Chiropractic is becoming a major industry in the world today. It helps people with back problems, saves people from unnecessary pain, and in the original form of chiropractic, entails much pseudoscience.

There are two beliefs in Chiropractic. The first (which is scientific), is that the spine is an important structure in the body, and it should be kept in a good condition, which means trying to treat any injury that might be afflicting it. The second train is the pseudoscientific train of thought.

Chiropractic in its original form is all about how the human body has an innate intelligence, which is dulled by subluxations (displacements) in the spine. It also teaches that every disease and aliment can be treated by manipulating the spine. Needless to say, this is not close to truth.

Today, you can get a degree in chiropractic from the American, British, Canadian, or the International Chiropractor Associations. You can get degrees that usually only hold weight intra-chiropractic, meaning that it's not going to let you practice general medicine at a hospital.

In the recent past, there was a court case in the UK where Simon Singh, a writer, was sued by the British Chiropractic Association, where he was sued because he called it "bogus". He lost the initial lawsuit, filed for appeal, and then won that. And considering the presence chiropractic has in the UK, this was not a small feat.