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A two-year follow-up: Twitter activity regarding misinformation about spinal manipulation, chiropractic care and boosting immunity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gregory Neil KawchukSteen HarstedJan HartvigsenLuana NyiröCasper Glissmann Nim
Published in: Chiropractic & manual therapies (2023)
Overwhelmingly, Twitter activity during the COVID-19 pandemic focussed on refuting a relation between chiropractic/SMT and immunity. A decline in Twitter activity promoting a relation between SMT and immunity was observed to coincide with initiatives from chiropractic organizations and regulators to refute these claims. The majority of misinformation about this topic is generated in the United States.
Keyphrases
  • social media
  • healthcare
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  • spinal cord
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  • spinal cord injury
  • chronic pain