YSK that chiropractors are not medical doctors and "Systematic reviews... have found no evidence that chiropractic manipulation is effective"
en.wikipedia.org
"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]"
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If you see a youtuber calling themselves Dr. and giving out medical advice, 99% they are a chiropractor.
I met one of these in an airport bar! He introduced himself as a doctor then when I asked what specialty, he said he's a chiropractor. "Ohhhh, so not a doctor doctor."
He was not impressed.
I used to work with a neurologist who was formerly a chiropractor until he realized it was a bunch of quackery and decided to become a real doctor.
You mean they got a Ph.D.? ;-)
He also has a Ph.D. strangely enough.
Cool, so a real Doctor, then. ;-) I had a thing for getting letters after my name, and reached a certain goal, then gave up on the ego.
A medical doctorate would be more relevant to a neurologist.
Well, to be fair, some "doctor doctors" aren't even doctors.
"Medical Doctors" don't necessarily have a PhD, but colloquially we call them "doctors"
A doctor is anybody with a doctorate.
Somehow, colloquially, we came to only refer to MD's ( Doctor of Medicine ) as doctors.
A PhD is just a Doctor of Philosophy. A PhD doesn't make anyone a doctor more so than an MD or a JD. Yes, even a lawyer is a doctor.
Anybody with a doctorate degree is a doctor. And just for fun, all a doctorate means is the highest degree awarded by a graduate school or other approved educational organization. Feel like I'm getting too technical with this so I'm just going to stop writing this comment.
In Germany, if you are a medical doctor with a PhD, you are addressed as Herr Doctor Doctor.
And if your specialty is the protein filament that grows from skin follicles in mammals, would you be a Haar Herr Doctor Doctor?
Just because he's not a Doctor of Medicine doesn't mean he's not a doctor. A Doctor of Chiropractic is exactly that, regardless of its questionable merits.
There's a distinct difference between "I'm Dr. Johnson" and "My name is John and I'm a doctor."
At least in American English. It's also very arrogant to introduce yourself as Dr. So and So outside of a professional setting if you're any kind of doctor.
Not to mention he doubled down and said in Texas he's a primary care provider that can practice medicine when I pushed back a little. He wasn't being ambiguous, he saw himself equivalent to a MD.
I was searching for humorous podcasts over the weekend, and found Say More with Dr.? Sheila - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/say-more-with-dr-sheila/id1707936869 - I hope you enjoy it.
I think you’re exaggerating. Quite a few of them are from the field of functional medicine, which is certainly totally legitimate.