“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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      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.

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      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”

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        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.

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        In Germany, if you are a medical doctor with a PhD, you are addressed as Herr Doctor Doctor.

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          And if your specialty is the protein filament that grows from skin follicles in mammals, would you be a Haar Herr Doctor Doctor?

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      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.