Comments on: Beware the Spinal Trap http://calgaryskeptics.com/blog/2009/07/29/beware-the-spinal-trap/ Official Blog of the Calgary Skeptic's Society Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:40:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ubermoogle http://calgaryskeptics.com/blog/2009/07/29/beware-the-spinal-trap/#comment-11903 Ubermoogle Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:46:52 +0000 http://calgaryskeptics.com/blog/?p=261#comment-11903 On his own website he promotes two types of vitalistic "healing" techniques. Psych-K and Reconnective Healing. Neither of these have any basis in reality-based medicine, and instead rely on some sort of innate force or universal power. As far as I can tell, Psych-K is just the same idea as "The Secret", just repackaged for a different audience. As for his other treatments, there is still the increased risk of blood clots and arterial tearing in cervical spinal manipulations. It's not a matter of being a good person and serving your community, it's using treatments that have been proven either ineffective, or outright harmful to your patients. On his own website he promotes two types of vitalistic “healing” techniques. Psych-K and Reconnective Healing. Neither of these have any basis in reality-based medicine, and instead rely on some sort of innate force or universal power.

As far as I can tell, Psych-K is just the same idea as “The Secret”, just repackaged for a different audience.

As for his other treatments, there is still the increased risk of blood clots and arterial tearing in cervical spinal manipulations. It’s not a matter of being a good person and serving your community, it’s using treatments that have been proven either ineffective, or outright harmful to your patients.

]]> By: toronto chiropractic http://calgaryskeptics.com/blog/2009/07/29/beware-the-spinal-trap/#comment-11874 toronto chiropractic Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:09:43 +0000 http://calgaryskeptics.com/blog/?p=261#comment-11874 hard to believe. i never knew that there's a kind of treating people like that..here's Dr. Mark Halpern he's been serving his community with chiropractic care since his graduation from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 1996. hard to believe. i never knew that there’s a kind of treating people like that..here’s Dr. Mark Halpern he’s been serving his community with chiropractic care since his graduation from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 1996.

]]> By: Ubermoogle http://calgaryskeptics.com/blog/2009/07/29/beware-the-spinal-trap/#comment-10358 Ubermoogle Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:41:08 +0000 http://calgaryskeptics.com/blog/?p=261#comment-10358 Well I suppose there's the distinction to be made as to which chiropractors are "straight" chiropractic, or those who are the "mixers". While I don't really have a problem with those who have abandoned the more vitalistic thinking and have moved to a more therapeutic and physiotherapy style of chiropractic, there are still issues with practicing physiotherapy without a license, and the additional treatments and adjustments that can cause blood clots, or tearing of the arteries travelling through the cervical vertebrae. The vitalistic stuff is simply not scientifically plausible, and is completely lacking in effectiveness in clinical trials. Well I suppose there’s the distinction to be made as to which chiropractors are “straight” chiropractic, or those who are the “mixers”.

While I don’t really have a problem with those who have abandoned the more vitalistic thinking and have moved to a more therapeutic and physiotherapy style of chiropractic, there are still issues with practicing physiotherapy without a license, and the additional treatments and adjustments that can cause blood clots, or tearing of the arteries travelling through the cervical vertebrae.

The vitalistic stuff is simply not scientifically plausible, and is completely lacking in effectiveness in clinical trials.

]]> By: Provo Chiropractor http://calgaryskeptics.com/blog/2009/07/29/beware-the-spinal-trap/#comment-10336 Provo Chiropractor Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:59:48 +0000 http://calgaryskeptics.com/blog/?p=261#comment-10336 Ouch. That's pretty hard to believe though. I've never encountered anything like that in all my years of treating people. The treatment may not have been successful for everybody (around 70 - 80% of patients) but I've never had anyone who suffered more after the treatment. Ouch. That’s pretty hard to believe though. I’ve never encountered anything like that in all my years of treating people. The treatment may not have been successful for everybody (around 70 - 80% of patients) but I’ve never had anyone who suffered more after the treatment.

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