Wow, a medical question! I can’t resist. Actually I kind of think of them in the same way as professional salespeople. Some are outstanding and can truly help you obtain what you need, others are complete morons, and couldn’t hold a job doing anything else, and only survive in good markets.
While some practitioners of chiropractic are intelligent and there is some evidence based science to what they do, some are folks who couldn’t get into medical school, and this is the closest they could get. I have no idea how you would separate the wheat from the chaff, as their licensing and credentialing requirements are no where near as stringent as physicians.
I have to wonder why you are considering this. Do you have a specific complaint? Going to a chiropractor to see if “everything is in good shape” seems kind of silly to me. An annual exam with a good family medicine practitioner or internist seems like a much better idea to me if it’s been a while, and virtually all insurance companies will cover this, and you don’t have to dip into your flex account. If I had a complaint which would require a chiropractor I would probably look for a reputable DO or orthopedist. I’m sure many will claim that I’m biased, but so be it.
If you look at the data on these “whole body CT scans” and “executive physicals” you discover that a large number of findings are uncovered that have no clinical signifigance whatsoever, and you may get operated on for an adrenal “tumor” or something that you could have lived the rest of your life completely unaware of. By the way, inthe medical literature these are termed “incidentalomas”.
If you’re otherwise healthy a good annual exam will uncover any risk factors you may have, real, recommended diagnostic tests will be recommended or not, and you can keep your money.
