chiropractic

Let's hope this spreads to chiropractors being called to account globally: http://www.3aw.com.au/news/health-minister-after-investigation-into-chiropractors-20160506-goohm1.html You can watch the video that sparked the recent outcry in Australia, and the chiropractor's response, here...

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/model-katie-death-fall-photo-shoot-article-1.2521755 :mad:

I'm not sure what to make of this. At first reading it sounds real but Beck has pulled so many stunts in the past that I'm not willing to give him much slack. What do you think?

Not sure if this should go here or Current Events. New Medicare Data Reveal Startling $496 Million Wasted On Chiropractors Recent Forbes article on just how much money is wasted by the US Government on Chiropractic care. And Chiropractic is not the only sCAM covered; so the wastage is likely...

The theory, apparently, is that he can repay his victims if he can work. The problem is he HAS been working for several years, and not repaying his victims. Of course, since his career is a fraud to begin with... http://www.startribune.com/local/216305411.html Minnesota board allows...

Back in my early career days, I woke up one morning with The Stiff Neck from Hell. I don't remember if it was from a sport activity, or from straining over a desktop computer too long, or for something completely unrelated. But I could not turn my neck at all: there was a wall of pain between...

"A Henderson doctor combines chiropractic and neurology to treat just about anything" http://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/news/henderson-doctor-combines-chiropractic-and-neurology-treat-just-about-anything.html This article is nothing more than advertising for a practitioner of so-called...

First off, I'm not saying EVERYthing that a Chiropractor says or does is real, I'm just stating my experience. My Chiropractic experience: Written on June 22nd 2012, as experienced on June 21st 2012 As a sceptic, and since I’ve heard that Chiropractors have NO scientific evidence to back up...

Read the full text of both sides of the argument: Should we abandon cervical spine manipulation for mechanical neck pain? Yes https://dl.dropbox.com/u/8838580/quackometer/bmj%20manips%20piece.full.pdf Should we abandon cervical spine manipulation for mechanical neck pain? No...

The UK Nightingale Collaboration’s response to the regulation of healthcare professionals makes for interesting reading: Background: http://www.nightingale-collaboration.org/news/124-regulation-of-health-care-professionals.html It seems to be a very thorough critical analysis of all the...

RMIT University: Stop teaching acupuncture and chiropractics as evidence based medicine http://www.change.org/petitions/rmit-university-stop-teaching-acupuncture-and-chiropractics-as-evidence-based-medicine Sign, please! :) RMIT is a fine institution on the whole. It needs a prod to pull up...

Does anyone know of a list of traits that can help a person spot a health-care fraud? I've been posting in another thread about a "healer" who has sucked in an aunt and uncle (they're beyond help) and my elderly mother with dementia. Beyond the usual stuff, that he removes space aliens and...

Lordy, where do I begin? I am literally in a fight for my mother's life. She has dementia (and mobility problems, lots of falls), and I finally had to throw in the towel and put her in a care center. It's been rough. I'm an only child, and it's always been Mom and me. She has siblings, and...

I need help! I have to write a big essay for my English class and I chose to write about why chiropractic is without foundation and can potentially cause harm. My instructor was immediately resistant to my initial email which contained my thesis and instead of approving or rejecting my thesis...

A good interview in today's The Conversation (check it out, it's a new Australian website collaborating with the academic community to provide a new independent journalism) about chiropracty in Australia nad the lessons learned from the UK...

There was an article on the NHL website today about Sidney Crosby going to a "chiropractic neurologist." For those of you that don't follow North American ice hockey, Crosby is one of the NHL's biggest stars, but he has been sidelined for most of the past two seasons due to post-concussion...

Hopefully it’s not too late to stop this one. Further comments via ABC: It’s worth noting that one of Phillip Ebrall’s recent papers was inspired by a trip to Disneyland… And it’s also worth noting that, somewhat ironically, the University of Queensland collaborated in a piece of recent...

I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this in, but I was just wondering if anyone knows off the top of his head if this is true or not. Was just watching a L&O episode and the detective told a chiropractor this. Yes, yes, I know L&O is fiction and stuff, but I'm just wondering.

OK, I'm actually considering going to a chiropractor to seek relief for lower back pain. This guy offers a "Spinal Decompression" therapy which looks promising. However, looking round his website, I found this: http://coolchiro.com/wellness_topics/c_46_chiro_myths__facts.html Some of those...

I am going to be writing a letter of complaint to the editor about this trash. Please help me by picking one of the many points of nonsense and tearing it apart with references to real evidence. www thehoodmagazine.com/pdf/feb_2011_retrain_your_brain.pdf

My local texas recreation center promoting "free screenings" for chiropractic care. I contacted them asserting there's no science behind chiropractics and received this reply. What laws prevent this?

A chiropractor was bad mouthing antibiotics on someone's facebook page. He said this after I said it saved my life when I had a really bad case of pneumonia. I showed him the Simon Singh article, and he went CT on me. "Oh, you can't trust any data from the AMA or CDC." Hahaha. Whatever. :)

Lil' help dealing with this http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/12/07/2687160/carter-chiropractic-care-benefits.html Buncha idiots are under fire in Texas. Looks like attempted spin control... I especially have problems with the bolded part... [/COLOR][/LEFT]

I just have a quick question that maybe someone can shed some light on. I know someone who often sees a chiropractor for various aches and pains. She said she doesn't allow them to do manual adjustments, but that they use a "clicker" which has the same effect. I did some looking and saw she's...

The RSM has another nice little earner, its Wall of Honour. The deal is, anyone can put anyone else on the Wall, for a fee of GBP2,500. Ker-ching. Hence the appearance of John McTimoney. Mine was the first comment on this entry, which said: That was on 28th October, and it has just been taken...

Picked this up from a Tweet linking to a blog post by Le Canard Noir: Chiropractors at War with their Regulator, the GCC "the head of the four chiropractic associations have written to the GCC to state that their members have no confidence in their regulatory abilities" This only related to...

The Chiropractor's rooms up the road from us have a new sign advertising all the wonderful types of 'treatments' available there. (Sorry for the blurriness) I guess these Chiropractors haven't heard that Chiropracty was trying to distance itself from blatant woo. Vibrational Kinesiology...

The British Chiropractic Association has withdrawn their suit of Simon Singh, who's article in a British newspaper was targeted by the BCA in a libel lawsuit. This has been done to death in the two years the suit has been active in the British Chiropractic Association vs Simon Singh thread in...

A Chiropractor came to a group I go to to talk about nutrition and wellness. I'm already familiar with the silliness of it and could start a thread on the usual bunk, but I could see the appeal. He was very personable and open, inviting people to come by his office, use the library of health...

Wow, check this out. This "doctor" can poke people in the head with his fingers and diagnose if they have "unbalanced zones" and then heal them by poking them more and adjusting their spine. I thought that chiropractors were starting to move away from this kind of nonsense...