Setting aside the tendency for Chiros to promote other quackery. The risk is too high for something to go wrong.
In my work, I met a young woman (30ish) a few years ago. She was fixing up her house when she strained her back. Went to a chiro who did his magic on her. Within the first few minutes things went wrong. She ended up in the hospital from a stroke. When I saw her again she had learned to walk again but still couldn't tie her shoes. Needless to say, she sued and he no longer practices his "trade."
A 1999 review of 177 previously reported cases published between 1925 and 1997 in which injuries were attributed to manipulation of the cervical spine (MCS) concluded that "The literature does not demonstrate that the benefits of MCS outweigh the risks." The professions associated with each injury were assessed. Physical therapists (PT) were involved in less than 2% of all cases, with no deaths caused by PTs. Chiropractors were involved in a little more than 60% of all cases, including 32 deaths.[168]
A 2009 review evaluating maintenance chiropractic care found that spinal manipulation is associated with considerable harm and no compelling evidence exists to indicate that it adequately prevents symptoms or diseases, thus the risk-benefit is not evidently favorable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiropractic#Pseudoscience_versus_spinal_manipulation_therapy
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