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Chiropractors have the same basic medical education as all doctors do.

I doubt that. My mother served on a jury in a personal injury case in which a "doctor" of chiropractic was testifying for the plaintiff. She and her fellow jurors were shocked when he admitted he didn't have even a bachelor's degree, just his chiropractic credentials from a well-known Missouri school of chiropractic, where the course of study included just one basic anatomy class.

I go to a chiropractor on a regular basis.

Of course. Chiropractic "treatment" is like the Hotel California. You can never leave, and you're never cured - at least as long as the insurance keeps paying. I would contrast that to my own recent experience with excruciating lower back pain. My M.D. prescribed a few sessions with a physical therapist - no expensive dangerous drugs - and after a few weeks I had regained full mobility and was almost completely pain-free, and haven't had to go back for additional treatment.

Of course. Chiropractic "treatment" is like the Hotel California. You can never leave, and you're never cured - at least as long as the insurance keeps paying. I would contrast that to my own recent experience with excruciating lower back pain. My M.D. prescribed a few sessions with a physical therapist - no expensive dangerous drugs - and after a few weeks I had regained full mobility and was almost completely pain-free, and haven't had to go back for additional treatment.

I'm glad you are pain-free. My experience with chiropractors is different than your expectation. I was hit by a car while crossing a crosswalk. My doctor sent me to a chiropractor since all I had was soft tissue damage. At my first visit the chiropractor told me I was in for 6 to 8 visits, depending on how I responded, but it would be no more than 9 visits total. She also told me at that first consultation that if I ever saw a chiropractor who told me I needed regular spinal adjustments that I should immediately walk out because that person was a quack.

I had 7 visits with the chiropractor, 6 visits with a massage therapist, and 3 visits with the doctor. All of these people deferred billing until I was done with the treatment, then billed the car insurance of the woman who hit me. I have not seen a chiropractor since. I admit that I will treat myself to a massage once in a while, however that has nothing to do with being hit by the car.

You cannot dispute that there are plenty of fradulent "mds" out there. Don't assume that all chiropractors are frauds.