chiropractic

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=3067 They claim to treat the "whole person" holistically, but fail to identify real causes. They end up "treating" symptoms, which they accuse science based practitioners of doing. Isn't that called hypocrisy? They are taught a bunch of hooey...

Could this go some way towards explaining why chiropractors are convinced that their spinal manipulations have a specific effect? http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/10October/Pages/Placebo-effect-starts-in-the-spine.aspx

There is an old thread in another subforum on this topic http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85436 I started this one because I think it is more appropriate in this subforum, and to provide a place to post on chiropractic, in general, outside of the thread on BCA vs...

Love the article. The comments scare me though, of course. Oh whoops... Linky! http://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2009/10/05/citizendoctors/

Our health insurance is up for renewal and I noticed Acupuncture, had been added in to the more expensive options and Chiropractic, which was already on the high end plans, was now covered by the lowest cost plan. Acupuncture--10% (Up to $50/visi 50% (up to $25/visit) Chiropractic $10 co-pay...

As an independent auto damage appraiser in Colorado I get to briefly interact with quite a number of people. Although it's in a superficial way, I do sometimes discover interesting little things about them. Some are obvious clues hanging from the rearview mirror or mounted on the dash. Often...

I came across the following research in a debate about chiropractic. The claim is from a study by George Bakris that their back cracking can reduce high blood pressure. http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/news/20070316/chiropractic-cuts-blood-pressure Now this isn't exactly...

I see this has been mentioned in the Simon Singh vs BCA thread but it is a story in its own right and deserves, I feel, it's own thread. If the mods disagree I guess I can live with that. The science and sceptical blogosphere is alive with news that McTimoney Chiropractic Association has sent...

Simon Singh has been sued by the British Chiropractic Association and lost the first round. Bill so far: about £100k. Now he's appealing this egregious judgment. See thread British Chiropractic Association v Simon Singh, and Blue Wode's posting 251. Singh has put out the following statement...

Richard DonTigny has applied with the claim that he can identify subluxations in the body. He has provided both media presence and academic affidavits.

I've long stayed far far away from chiropractors after learning about their practices, as well as their beliefs (subluxations). Yesterday though, I had my first official run-in, and it was scarier and more frightening than I could have ever imagined.. Back-story: I was in a car accident last...

Billboards raising awareness about the dangers of chiropractic are popping up in Connecticut and other states. I have never heard of this apparently not uncommon side effect of spinal manipulation. I always thought "stroke" was the result of a circulatory blockage. This campaign is all over the...

A friend on facebook put up a video of some news report on a girl who is treating her ADHD with chiropracty. This got me thinking of all the other bs treatments out there for ADHD. Now this girl was having great results, which leads me to believe she never had ADHD in the first place, or is...

Drumming is the new homeopathy Anyway, I thought chiropractic was the new drumming.

Ah the holidays... Family contraversies galore. But at least mine are ostensibly open-minded. A couple of my family members have shown an interest in at least considering the facts I share with them. Unfortunately, they're firm believers in everything that goes against the "status quo"...

Chiropractor that practices acupuncture. :(:boxedin::covereyes It's true. I looked it up, after hearing it from Bob Parks. http://pm.gc.ca/eng/bio.asp?id=71 And from WHAT’S NEW Robert L. Park Friday, 21 Nov 08 Washington, DC:

There was a thread on the forum which I searched for in vain. It spoke about chiropractic, and the few newer therapies that may have some benefit. One was a decompression technique practiced by chiros in Toronto. If you remember it, could you point me to some information on this practice please...

A colleague of mine mentioned spinology to me in glowing terms recently. Knowing nothing about it I did some required reading, and it seems to me that this is just another name for a chiropractor, with a slightly softer touch (no manipulations, it seems). From this site: I haven't delved...

I don't have much to add to that. It sounds like a horrifying thing to do to a person in one's care, and a horrifying injury to sustain. Samantha Cools has made it to the Olympics and at the time of writing, had qualified in her event. Yet bizarrely: That smiley of a head banging repeatedly...

It was reported this morning that the British Chiropractic Association is suing Simon Singh, the well known science writer, about an article in The Guardian.

The New Zealand Chiropractors’ Association Inc's lawyer has sent a threatening letter to the New Zealand Medical Journal, alleging libel in two articles in their last issue. Full story on David Colquhoun's blog: Chiropractors resort to legal intimidation. DC's blog also has a link to the...

I was recently talking with others to an osteopath. He is a very reasonable guy and tries, to his credit, to remove woo from what he specialises in ie sporting injuries. Until... Well, until someone asked him about injuries caused by neck manipulation. All the arguments against the injuries...

Howdy all, I just got an email from a family member advertising a place called the "Bonati Institute", and I didn't know if it's woo or not. This place advertises something called endoscopic and laser surgery for back problems. The website - http://www.bonati.com - has the look and feel of a...

Story: [Paralyzed woman sues chiropractic for half billion dollars] Excerpt: YouTube video by the plaintiff: [link]

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080515/D90MBV5G2.html Funny, until you get to the part that says they took their baby to a chiropractor! :eek:

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...

I had to go get a drug test--pre-employment yesterday. Now, the collection site is one of those Interstate "Driver physicals/ Drug testing/ High school physicals/chiropractic" places, and all they do is collect and send to the lab. I brought in my medicine cabinet, since I occasionally take a...

http://nhsblogdoc.blogspot.com/2008/02/letter-from-angry-pharmacist.html Don’t miss the “Homeopathic range for farm animals” in the Veterinary Products section of the link given at the start of the blog post.

Ok I look pitiful. I am wearing a neck brace. The reason? I recently underwent surgery to repair severely damaged vertebra. So I am leaving the bank and this guy runs up to me and says: "You should not be wearing that thing, you should come to me instead. I''ll give you an adjustment...

On Friday, December 7 Ontario Skeptics is holding a Public Meeting; the first in a series of presentations on the topic of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Professor Michael De Robertis will speak on homeopathy, and award-winning journalists Paul Benedetti and Wayne MacPhail will speak...