Chiropractor breaks baby's neck

Lupus said:
Perhaps read your list again, slowly and careful, perhaps sounding out the words. Not a single mention of the word medical in there. So yes 8 years to study quackery and it's not only just on the internet that indicates this it's been around for quite sometime that chiros are quacks.
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Before becoming a chiropractor, a person must attend a chiropractic college. There is no state owned university in the United States with a chiropractic program. All chiropractic colleges are private institutions. Admission standards are for the most part similar to that of medical or osteopathic medical schools, they include 1 year of general chemistry, 1 year of organic chemistry, 1 year of general biology, 1 semester of trigonometry, 1 year of college physics (trig based), & 1 semester of psychology. Most schools require at least 90 semester hours from an undergraduate institution, but most chiropractors graduate with a bachelors degree (either before entering chiropractic school or after).

Chiropractic education consists of 5 academic years that is usually compressed into 3 and 1/3 to 4 years. This education involves much of the same basic sciences experienced by medical doctors that includes anatomy, physiology, pathology, biochemistry, public health, etc. A chiropractor's clinical education also includes pharmacology, physical exam and diagnosis, & pharmacology much like a medical student. The major difference is that a chiropractor undergoes a greater focus on neuromusculoskeletal abnormalities than most medical schools, and has less emphasis on pharmacology than a medical education. The chiropractor also has much more radiology and nutrition that the average medical student. This is because a doctor of chiropractic comes out of school trained to take x-rays and interpret them. Another difference from point to note is that chiropractors obtain some philosophy in addition to their sciences. Also a chiropractor undergoes only 1 & 1/3 year of internship with no residency (a few exceptions apply, such as the chiropractic radiologist that underwent 3 years of residency). This is similar to the dentist's education with 1 to 2 years in clinic.
 
Although there are a LOT of quacks Chiro's I think it's a little unfair to throw everyone in the same pit.

I agree that children and especially not babies should require any Chiro treatments, but I've certainly had positive results from the non-hocus pocus guys.
 
Sinbad said:
Before becoming a chiropractor, a person must attend a chiropractic college. There is no state owned university in the United States with a chiropractic program. All chiropractic colleges are private institutions. Admission standards are for the most part similar to that of medical or osteopathic medical schools, they include 1 year of general chemistry, 1 year of organic chemistry, 1 year of general biology, 1 semester of trigonometry, 1 year of college physics (trig based), & 1 semester of psychology. Most schools require at least 90 semester hours from an undergraduate institution, but most chiropractors graduate with a bachelors degree (either before entering chiropractic school or after).

Chiropractic education consists of 5 academic years that is usually compressed into 3 and 1/3 to 4 years. This education involves much of the same basic sciences experienced by medical doctors that includes anatomy, physiology, pathology, biochemistry, public health, etc. A chiropractor's clinical education also includes pharmacology, physical exam and diagnosis, & pharmacology much like a medical student. The major difference is that a chiropractor undergoes a greater focus on neuromusculoskeletal abnormalities than most medical schools, and has less emphasis on pharmacology than a medical education. The chiropractor also has much more radiology and nutrition that the average medical student. This is because a doctor of chiropractic comes out of school trained to take x-rays and interpret them. Another difference from point to note is that chiropractors obtain some philosophy in addition to their sciences. Also a chiropractor undergoes only 1 & 1/3 year of internship with no residency (a few exceptions apply, such as the chiropractic radiologist that underwent 3 years of residency). This is similar to the dentist's education with 1 to 2 years in clinic.
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wiki.answers?

lol.
 
Sinbad said:
It's as valid as your previous post bud :)
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No, silly... it isn't. I linked to a page maintained by a medical professional who has made a career out of fighting quackery within the medical industry at large. It contains a wealth of properly researched, referenced & cited articles giving a balanced review of what is, at its core, a practice with a less than stellar history. You linked to some bit of drivel likely written by a disgruntled chiropractor. It's hardly in the same league.
 
I always looked at the way they treat patients and though that it would be very easy for them to break a neck or some other bone in one's body. It just looks very unnatural and overly forceful.
 
As Penn Jillette said: "These baby-twisting mother****ers make me sick"
 
HapticSimian said:
No, silly... it isn't. I linked to a page maintained by a medical professional who has made a career out of fighting quackery within the medical industry at large. It contains a wealth of properly researched, referenced & cited articles giving a balanced review of what is, at its core, a practice with a less than stellar history. You linked to some bit of drivel likely written by a disgruntled chiropractor. It's hardly in the same league.
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OK then.
 
There are careless practitioners in all fields of the medical industry, not only in the Chiropractic field.
 
Sinbad said:
8 years of study, to be called a quack?
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Length of study means jack schit, if I make studying to be a witch doctor 10 years long does that ensure the validity of witch doctors?
 
I want to yell quackery but...you know..our local Chiropractor is an astonishingly hot Latina.
 
lcbxx said:
I want to yell quackery but...you know..our local Chiropractor is an astonishingly hot Latina.
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Hotness, much like time studied, doesn't preclude one from being a charlatan.
 
mister said:
Maybe you should do some research into Stephen Barrett before you take everything on his websites as gospel.
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I know his history well. I also know that people who seek to defend quackery are quick to want to discredit him, instead of critically assessing what's said on his site.
 
You get GPs who are Quacks and you get GPs who are professionals.
You get Physios who are Quacks and you get Physios who are professionals.
You get Chiros who are Quacks and you get Chiros who are professionals.
You get Pharmacists who sell Homeopathic medicines and you get Pharmacists who will be honest with you and tell you it is bunk.
But pretty much all Homeopaths are Quacks.
You get Real Estate Agents who have no idea what they are doing and you get Real Estate Agents who know the market well and know how to sell.

The onus is on you to do your homework and know who you are going to see.

NOTE: I would never send a child under 18 to see a Chiropractor personally.
 
There is some short term benefit to seeing a chiropractor. Some pain can be managed to an extent, but on a whole, they're a useless bunch of dangerous quacks forever trying to remain relevant. They are not doctors; they are not spinal experts irrespective of what they claim; and the majority tend to subscribe to some or other form of woo-hippie-shake methods as well...
 
DJ... said:
There is some short term benefit to seeing a chiropractor. Some pain can be managed to an extent, but on a whole, they're a useless bunch of dangerous quacks forever trying to remain relevant. They are not doctors; they are not spinal experts irrespective of what they claim; and the majority tend to subscribe to some or other form of woo-hippie-shake methods as well...
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If you walk into a Chiro or Physios office and there are crystals on the table or chakra charts on the walls, just turn around and walk straight out.
 
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