No one should see a chiropractor thinking they are seeing a doctor

‘The chiropractor called to check up on me – I told him that my doctor friend had issues with his explanation.’ Photograph: Dean Mitchell/Getty Images

”Don’t judge me, but I saw a chiropractor,” says my friend.

Last time we discussed her lower back pain, I had advised her to keep moving, avoid opioids and see her doctor for a care plan to access up to five free sessions with a physiotherapist.