The Yoke of Chiropractic: Vertebral Subluxation Doctrine
The mysterious, asymptomatic chiropractic “vertebral subluxation complex” alleged to be a cause of disease has never been proven to exist. A real orthopedic vertebral subluxation, which can be...
View ArticleAnti-vaccination ideology in chiropractic continuing education and conference...
Yet another chiropractic pediatrics conference features anti-vaccination ideology. Chiropractic institutions approve anti-vaccination CE course content. To protect public health, if chiropractic...
View ArticleThe DC wants to play PCP on your dime: H.R. 3654 forces Medicare to cover...
A bill pending before Congress (H.R. 3654) would expand Medicare coverage of chiropractic services to their full scope of practice under state laws. Chiropractors claim they are primary care physicians...
View ArticleNew Florida law forces physicians to endorse pseudoscience
A new Florida law forces physicians to endorse chiropractic, acupuncture, and massage as non-opioid alternatives for pain, even if the physician disagrees with that advice.
View ArticleUpper Cervical Chiropractic: NUCCA─The Legacy of HIO
Upper cervical chiropractors continue to offer an atlas adjustment to treat a variety of health problems, despite lack of credible evidence to support such treatment.
View ArticleAnother serious complication from chiropractic cervical manipulation:...
John Lawlor was an 80 year old man with leg pain. Thinking he was going for physiotherapy, he ended up in the office of Arleen Scholten, a chiropractor. What happened next involved cervical spine...
View ArticleNCCIH surveys physicians on their recommendation of “complementary health...
The NCCIH recently published a study examining the percentage of US physicians who had recommended "complementary health approaches" to their patients in the last year. The percentages are far higher...
View ArticleLegislative Alchemy 2019: Chiropractors seek scope of practice expansion,...
In 2019, chiropractors continued their push for practice expansion, including prescription privileges, as well as co-opting the opioid crisis to mandate physician recommendations for "chiropractic care".
View ArticleChiropractic Webster Technique: Nonsense Based on Nonsense
The Chiropractic Webster Technique is a nonsensical method of adjusting the sacrum in a misguided effort to enhance pregnancy and to facilitate childbirth. The technique, unopposed in the United...
View ArticleChiropractors falsely claim they can protect patients from coronavirus
Chiropractors are falsely claiming that their spinal "adjustments" can protect people from coronavirus infection, as well as giving other dubious health advice on COVID-19. As they have with other...
View ArticleCanadian authorities warn chiropractors and naturopaths against making false...
Regulators in British Columbia are investigating bogus COVID-19 preventatives and issuing public alerts warning chiropractors and naturopaths against advertising information that is not evidence-based....
View ArticleChiropractors continue to make claims about chiropractic and COVID-19
Chirorpractors continue to make unsubstantiated claims about COVID-19.
View ArticleScience-Based Satire: Area Child Killed by Unwieldy Backpack
Was a child recently murdered by a heavy backpack? Do unwieldy backpacks cause scoliosis and long term general health problems? Should we care what chiropractors have to say about pediatric spinal...
View ArticleEdzard Ernst Tackles Chiropractic
Edzard Ernst's new book is a handy, comprehensive reference for all things chiropractic. The post Edzard Ernst Tackles Chiropractic first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
View ArticleH.R. 2654 forces Medicare to treat chiropractors and MDs as equals
Chiropractors are deceptively trying to sell H.R. 2654 as expanded Medicare coverage for musculoskeletal conditions. The bill actually mandates that Medicare treat chiropractors and medical doctors as...
View ArticleThe risks associated with alternative medicine
In a new paper, the types and severity of harms from different types of alternative medicine are described. The post The risks associated with alternative medicine first appeared on Science-Based...
View ArticleAmerican Academy of Family Physicians Supports Integrative Medicine
The American Academy of Family Physicians supports integrative medicine and makes recommendations based on less-than-rigorous evidence. The post American Academy of Family Physicians Supports...
View ArticleAnti-vaccination ideology and COVID misinformation in chiropractic continuing...
Chiropractors can still get state-approved continuing ed credit for anti-vaccination courses, with bonus COVID misinformation now added to the curriculum. Plandemic star Judy Mikovits joins the...
View ArticleChiropractic Neck Manipulations in the News
Caitlin Jensen's chiropractor called 911 when she developed alarming symptoms after neck manipulation. She had a heart attack, was pulseless for 10 minutes, and suffered traumatic brain injury....
View ArticleAlternative Reproduction?
Are there effective forms of SCAMs for birth control or reproduction? Of course not. The post Alternative Reproduction? first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
View ArticleMedicare and Alternative Medicine
Medicare is paying for nonsense. The post Medicare and Alternative Medicine first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
View ArticleIt Will Take More Than “Courage” to Restore Public Trust in Medicine
Judah Kreinbrook, a first year medical student, responds to a post on Sensible Medicine by a medical student that exaggerated the risk of myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccines while expressing anger at...
View ArticleA Global Summit Conclusion: No Evidence of an Effect of SMT [Spinal...
A new systematic review places one more nail in the coffin of chiropractic vertebral subluxation theory and the use of spinal manipulation as a treatment for non-musculoskeletal disorders. The post A...
View ArticleThe Good. The Bad. The Ugly.
Anything new regarding stroke and chiropractic neck manipulation? The post The Good. The Bad. The Ugly. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
View ArticleSkeptics in the Pub. Cholera.
Prologue from the serialization of the novel Skeptics in the Pub: Cholera. The post Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
View ArticleThe Swan Song of a Chiropractic Heretic
After 41 years of private practice as a chiropractor and 60 years of writing books and articles, the age of 94 finds me rethinking my career, wondering if my contributions to the literature justify the...
View ArticleBoosting. What To Do.
The immune system can't be "boosted." It is an inane concept used by those who promote unscientific approaches to medicine. The post Boosting. What To Do. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
View ArticleChiropractic Subluxation Theory: Science or Gobbledegook?
Many chiropractors continue to claim that vertebral subluxations can affect organ function by interfering with nerve flow in spinal nerves, a view that is scientifically indefensible. The post...
View ArticleMore Americans turning to complementary approaches to pain control
The use of of complementary health approaches overall, and for pain management, is growing among US adults. The post More Americans turning to complementary approaches to pain control first appeared on...
View ArticleScience-Based Satire: Historic Conference Clarifies Vertebral Subluxation Causes
Did a meeting of chiropractors from around the world come to a historic consensus on the true causes of the chiropractic subluxation? No, this is satire. Still read the post though. Please. The post...
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