Doctors have declared war on chiropractors amid outrage over an "eye-watering" video showing a Melbourne chiropractor manipulating a newborn baby's spine.

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has told its members to not refer patients to chiropractors and is calling for the federal government and private health insurers to stop paying them for questionable treatments.

The powerful group which trains GPs says it has taken a stand against chiropractors this week after a video emerged on YouTube of Melbourne chiropractor Ian Rossborough​ manipulating a premature baby's spine to treat colic and reflux.

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