A chiropractor has gone viral on TikTok after calling out an unexpected group—chiropractors.
TikTok user Trevor Zierke is a D.C. (Doctor of Chiropractic) whose page is filled with many tips to help people properly lift weights and take care of themselves. Now, he’s gone viral after saying that “literally 99% of my profession” is a scam.
His initial video received over 6.5 million views.
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“When I say almost all the usual lines chiropractors tell you are lies, I mean almost all of them,” he says.
Zierke then goes on to give examples of issues chiropractors allegedly make up, including someone’s spine being “misaligned,” tension on nerves causing health problems, and someone having back pain because their hips are off-center.
“Almost all of these aren’t true,” he concludes.
In follow-up, he clarifies that not all chiropractors are scam artists, just that the industry is filled with scams and false promises.
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He states in this video that the reasons most people are told they need to go to a chiropractor are “overblown or just flat out lies proven wrong by research.”
Zierke also notes that, while there are many scams, that “doesn’t mean you can’t get help from a chiropractor.”
A 2016 article from TIME regarding the legitimacy of the chiropractic field notes that controversy arises when chiropractors claim their services can help issues not stemming from musculoskeletal conditions. The report cites Michael Schneider, an associate professor of health sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, who says these claims are not based on scientific evidence.
In a third TikTok, Zierke offered some valid reasons to see a chiropractor.
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