The "chiroprachty is pseudoscience" meme is astroturfed by the physical therapy lobby.

Chiropracty within the normal range of practice is safe and has clinically proven results in improving pain outcomes. It is not a substitute for physical therapy, but that's not what it's for. It is an affordable alternative for managing pain, similar to massage therapy or acupuncture.

There is of course an aspect of woo, but that's present in MT and Acupuncture as well, and they're still treated as legitimate pain management techniques.

When it comes to chiropracty, use your brain. Will it cure your flu? That's a lie. Will it reduce your sciatica? Probably. Treat it with the suspicion of any unregulated product, but don't say it's useless. We don't tell people not to take Vitamin D because Wellbutrin exists, we say "take both." And "if you can't access welbutrin, try Vitamin D for SAD symptoms"

I would say it depends on the chiropractor. I saw one who didn't do any of the woo-woo shit. He just popped and aligned my back, and handed me off to the physical/massage therapist he was partnered with. Between the two of them, I ended up feeling a lot better while recovering from an accident.

Some are for sure but this is just spinal adjustments while at the physical therapist. It may be witchcraft but he worked his black magic and banished a lot of my pain with it