[LBJsPNS]

Mmmhmm.

Selective data collection and interpretation can say pretty much anything you want it to, can't it.

[CarelessExpert]

Which is why we have the scientific method. Shame that the chiropractic "profession" refuses to use it.

[wizzwizz4]

That doesn't mean that no chiropractors use it.

And even the quackiest quack's “I've seen this problem before, this fixed it” is better than the best doctor's “I've never seen this before, but I can guess what might help”. You can have empiricism without science.

[CarelessExpert]

Uhuh.

So the associations who ostensibly regulate this "profession" allow chiropractic practicioners to make absurd claims about curing asthma or hearing loss.

But there's good chiros out there so that makes it all fine!

Got it.

Should we just jump to the No True Scotsman thing, now, or should we go back and forth a bit first?

[wizzwizz4]

My attempt at nuance wasn't intended as a rebuttal. I'd pick a random doctor over a random chiro any day.

[JeremyNT]

It's not like they need data, when they can recruit plenty of satisfied customers to go sing their praises on the Internet with powerful anecdotes.

Placebo is a hell of a drug, most especially when it comes to nebulous and subjective pain.