The Bad Chiro Files
A searchable directory of chiropractors documented for discipline, fraud, sexual misconduct, anti-vaccine advocacy and unproven practice — Ontario, Canada and the United States.
Featured Investigations
Protecting Children & Patients
Documented risks, anti-vaccine cases, and how to file a complaint in every province.
Animal Chiropractic in Canada
A growing and unregulated sideline — investigation, June 2026.
Animal Chiropractic Antics
The earlier archive on veterinary chiropractic — subluxations diagnosed in canaries and kangaroos.
ABC News 20/20: "Pediatric Chiropractic"
Full 1994 broadcast transcript archive.
Consumer Safety & Risk
Chiropractic Neck Manipulation and Stroke Risk
What the evidence shows: the Canadian inquests, the lawsuits, the peer-reviewed literature and the regulators' response.
Chiropractors and Children
Examining claims about colic, ear infections and ADHD — and the harm done to children.
The Lana Dale Lewis Inquest
The Ontario inquest that found a death was caused by chiropractic neck manipulation.
Anti-Vaccine Chiropractic
Anti-Vaccine Chiropractors
Why do they wage all-out war on public health? Practitioners, anti-vaccine nights and the standards that were supposed to stop them.
CCO Newsletter Transcript
College of Chiropractors of Ontario — the record on immunization policy.
Regulation & Advertising
The Regulator and the Vitalists
A Globe and Mail investigation: four of nine CCO council members held vitalist views, and 60 complaint decisions show a regulator that acts on conduct but not on unscientific claims.
The Precedent
A 2011 ruling dismissing Dr. Polevoy's complaint about cranial manipulation of autistic children was cited seven years later in defence of the College president's son.
The College That Watched Its Critics
In 2018 the College of Chiropractors of Ontario listed critics' tweets on a Council meeting agenda — and revoked its own ban on chiropractors giving vaccination advice in 2011.
Misleading Chiropractic Advertising
Bogus tests, false claims and dubious Ontario chiropractic websites.
Spinal Decompression
The DRX9000 and the clinics advertising success rates the evidence does not support.
Chiropractors Talk About Chiropractors
Dissent from inside the profession.
Crime, Fraud & Discipline
Chiropractic Crimes
Criminal cases involving licensed chiropractors.
Chiropractic Corruption
Insurance fraud, staged accidents, billing schemes and regulatory discipline.
Case Files & Archives
Kulhay Wellness Centre
Anti-vaccine evenings, electrodermal testing, live-cell microscopy and hair analysis in Toronto.
Astrid Trim & Claudia Anrig on the CBC
Pediatric chiropractic advocates on Canadian television.
Letters to the Editor
Responses to the Calgary Herald's coverage of the Memorial Moratorium.
Study Assesses Limitations of Chiropractic Care
Canadian Press, 1998 — 29% of low-back patients treated inappropriately.
News & Updates
Bulletins
Latest news on the chiropractic industry.
Past Headlines
The ChiroWatch archive of earlier coverage.
Search Chiropractic Fraud News
Search tool for news across the site's subject areas.
Resources
Sources and Further Reading
The primary documents, peer-reviewed research, position statements, investigations and reference archives behind this site's coverage.
Report Health Fraud
Where to report a scam or bogus health product, by country: Canada, USA, UK, Australia, NZ, EU.
File a Complaint
Provincial complaint directory for chiropractic-related concerns.
Canada's Quackbuster Files
Dr. Polevoy's upcoming book — three decades of investigations, coming this fall.
Why You Need ChiroWatch
What this site is for, and who it is written for.
About ChiroWatch
Founded in 1998 by Dr. Terry Polevoy, MD, FRCPC — an independent, reader-funded public-interest resource.