Oomis,
Chiropractors are not like doctors, some people swear by them while others are not into it at all. Your father sounds like a very special person, and is lucky to have been the shaliach for many, but the fact that he “he treated patients for free or for a greatly reduced fee” doesnt have to do with the success rate of chiropractors. Dont take Jose too personally, because there are many pple that feel this way. My mother in law swears by her acupuncturist. She goes to her for a sore throat as well as a backache and after a few sessions is healed. She gets very offended if anyone tells her that they dont believe in acupuncture. As soon as you venture out of “conventional medicine” some pple “believe in it” other do not. Just like vitiams and all the new products at the health food stores, some pple say it’s a craze while others take their Umeboshi twice a day.