Editorial policy, corrections & sources

Editorial standards

How we write health content

• General education, not medical advice

  Our guides explain options and help you ask better questions. They don’t diagnose, prescribe, or recommend a specific treatment for your situation. Only a qualified provider who evaluates you can do that.

• Balanced by design

  We don’t start from the conclusion that chiropractic care is right for everyone. Our guides describe alternatives — primary care, physical therapy, orthopedics, self-care, urgent evaluation — and say plainly when another path may fit better.

• Red flags, stated plainly

  Every health guide carries clear guidance on symptoms that warrant prompt medical evaluation. We don’t bury it, and we don’t use it to frighten.

• No invented facts

  We don’t invent reviews, credentials, statistics, or provider details. Anything we haven’t verified, we don’t publish.

• Clearly dated

  Health pages carry a “last updated” date so you can see how current the information is.

Sourcing

Where our medical information comes from

When our guides make claims about conditions, treatments, or safety, we ground them in reputable sources — government health agencies, academic medical institutions, professional organizations, clinical practice guidelines, and peer-reviewed literature. We don’t build health content from random blogs, marketing sites, or SEO content farms.

Important health pages include a sources section linking to what the medical information is based on, so you can check it yourself.

Corrections

What happens when we get something wrong

If you spot an error — a factual mistake, an outdated claim, or a misleading statement — tell us. Here’s what we do:

• We check it promptly

  Reported errors get reviewed against the underlying sources, not just our draft.

• We fix it visibly

  Corrections are made to the page itself, and the “last updated” date reflects the change.

• We don’t quietly rewrite history

  If a correction materially changes what a page says, we note that a correction was made.

A note on review

Is this content medically reviewed?

No — and we won’t claim otherwise. Our health guides are educational content written to the standards above. They are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If we ever publish content that has been reviewed by a named, credentialed clinician, we’ll say so explicitly, with their name and credentials.

Related

Our health guides

• Where to go for back pain: compare your options
• Should you see a chiropractor for back pain?
• Back pain: understand your options

Last updated: September 30, 2026.