In the age of Google and the internet, we have a wealth of information at our fingertips.
In just a matter of seconds, we can have any question answered that we can think of.
Who was the first emperor of Rome? The answer is right here.
Need to know Abraham Lincolns family tree for a school project? No problem.
Curious to know what the 40th digit of pi is? You can find out on this website.
Even with so much information readily available at our fingertips, not all of it is accurate.
Anyone with a little know-how can set up their own website and put information out into the world, no matter how accurate it is.
Because of this, in late 2016, Oxford Dictionaries selected “post-truth” as the word of the year.
They defined it as “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion that appeals to emotion and personal belief.”
So basically, information doesn't have to be correct, as long as it plays on our emotions.
That can lead to false beliefs, which can be very dangerous.
You can Google anything you want, find an answer, and trust it without digging any deeper than the first result.
People do this a lot when they are sick, researching a political candidate, or writing research papers.
The world of chiropractic medicine is no different.
There is a lot of misinformation out there that leads people not to trust chiropractors, or to expect too much from them.
Since chiropractic care is still becoming widely accepted, many people choose to Google chiropractic care before they schedule their first visit.
Some information out there is useful, and other information is just plain false.
Below are 6 Myths about chiropractic care online that need to be debunked.
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