Frederick R. Carrick and his Nolwenn effect...

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In an article of the guardian, Marc Abrahams (editor of the bimonthly Annals of Improbable Research and organiser of the Ig Nobel Prize) writes about the study of Frederick R. Carrick on the effect of the music of his favourite singer Nolwenn Leroy on human beings. He called these effects "the Nolwenn effect".

Frederick R. Carrick is the greatest fan of the singer nolwenn leroy and subscribed to many fans forums of the singer where he has expressed his will to make her famous, that why, one day of Nowember 2004, he said on TBN (evangelist show) that voice of Nolwenn Leroy had unbelievable effects on his patients and then put a link on amazon.com on the website of his institute to command the album (in a limited period).
The other big thing is that Carrick introduced himself on the forums of Nolwenn Leroy as a neurosurgeon specialist of the brain known in all the world.
In reality, Carrick is a chiropractor and has a PhD in Education (that he has got on walden university, the e-learning thing).





translation of a significative message on the official forum of nolwenn leroy :
"Ted Carrick est entre autre professeur émérite de NEUROCHIRURGIE et possède un PHD doctorat spécialisé dans l'étude du cerveau et de la neurophysiology.

Les études menées concernant la voix de Nolwenn n'ont rien à voir avec la chiropratie et seront présentés dans un des plus important journal médical américain."

"Ted Carrick is an emeritus professor of neurosurgery and has a PhD in brain neurology and neurophysiology. The results of the study of Carrick will be presented in the most famous medical journal of America" (<---- it was what he asked the staff of the forum to say in a message)


For real, the study of Carrick has been published "in a sort of medical journal" called journal of alternative and complementary medecine which is not what we can call the most famous journal of medecine of America. LOL.

 

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Has to be noticed about Frederick R. Carrick :

extract from an article on chirobase by Harriet Hall MD about the blind spot mapping test of Frederick R. Carrick :

"James Randi Educational Foundation has a standing offer of $1,000,000 to anyone who can demonstrate the existence of the paranormal under controlled conditions to eliminate the possibility of either deliberate trickery or self-delusion. He directly contacted Carrick and personally offered him the prize if he could demonstrate that his blind spot test worked. Carrick refused"

 

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here is abstract of the study :

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Posturographic Changes Associated with Music Listening
To cite this paper:
Frederick R. Carrick, Elena Oggero, Guido Pagnacco. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. June 1, 2007, 13(5): 519-526. doi:10.1089/acm.2007.7020.


Frederick R. Carrick, Ph.D., FA.C.C.N(Fellow of the American Chiropractic College of Nutrition)
Carrick Institute , Cape Canaveral, FL.
Elena Oggero, Ph.D.
The Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Cape Canaveral, FL.
Guido Pagnacco, Ph.D.
The Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Cape Canaveral, FL.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to ascertain whether listening to music might cause changes in human stability and be useful in fall prevention and rehabilitation. The aim was also to find what percentage of subjects without neurologic signs or symptoms associated with falling had less than ideal stability.

Design: Computer dynamic posturography (CDP) provided stability scores in 266 subjects without a history of falls or vertigo. Subjects were randomized into several different music listening groups and one control group. The music listening groups were given a daily specific music listening task and CDP was obtained 10 minutes, 1 week, and 1 month after the subject's treatment in a blinded fashion.

Results: Tests of postural stability have shown that 73% of 266 subjects without neurologic signs or symptoms were found to have balance abnormalities associated with an increased probability of falling. We have demonstrated positive changes in stability scores in these subjects who underwent a variety of music listening tasks, with the music of Nolwenn Leroy found to be significantly superior to other music tested.

Conclusions: Listening to certain types of music has the potential to change human stability and promote change in the field of fall prevention and rehabilitation with a potential to decrease disability.