Journal of Health Services Research & Policy > Volume 14, Number 3 > Pp. 186-187

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Perspective

UK chiropractic: regulated but unruly

Edzard Ernst 

Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter & Plymouth, Exeter, UK

Correspondence to: Edzard.Ernst{at}pms.ac.uk

Since 1994 chiropractic has been regulated by statute in the UK. Despite this air of respectability, a range of important problems continue to bedevil this profession. Professional organizations of chiropractic and their members make numerous claims which are not supported by sound evidence. Many chiropractors adhere to concepts which fly in the face of science and most seem to regularly violate important principles of ethical behaviour. The advice chiropractors give to their clients is often dangerously misleading. If chiropractic in the UK is to grow into an established health care profession, the General Chiropractic Council and its members should comply with the accepted standards of today's health care.

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