Re:Should you stop cracking your knuckles?
by parineum on Sunday August 09, 2026 @11:11AM
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> This doesn't really make any sense, because the entire point of chiropracty is pain and function improvement.
That's a function of massage which has an large overlap with what chiropractors actually do.
On the other hand, the function of chiropracty is changing the alignment of the spine to solve any and all ailments.
What chiropractors do nowadays isn't really chiropracty any more, it's some combination of PT and massage. It can be effective, I won't deny that but the reason they are doing things to my body is important to me and chiropractors have some odd ideas.
That's a function of massage which has an large overlap with what chiropractors actually do.
On the other hand, the function of chiropracty is changing the alignment of the spine to solve any and all ailments.
What chiropractors do nowadays isn't really chiropracty any more, it's some combination of PT and massage. It can be effective, I won't deny that but the reason they are doing things to my body is important to me and chiropractors have some odd ideas.