Post by KenNiemann on Jun 8, 2012 0:33:52 GMT -5
Chiropractic authors have stated that fraud, abuse and quackery are more prevalent in chiropractic than in other health care professions.[38] Unsubstantiated claims about the efficacy of chiropractic have continued to be made by individual chiropractors and chiropractic associations. The core concept of traditional chiropractic, vertebral subluxation, is not based on sound science. The biomechanical listing systems taught in chiropractic college technique offerings have been criticized as inaccurate, inadequate and invalid.[194] A critical evaluation found that research has not demonstrated that spinal manipulation, the main treatment method employed by chiropractors, is effective for any medical condition, with the possible exception of treatment for back pain.,[7] whereas, another review found manual therapies in general to be effective for back pain, neck pain, some forms of headaches and some extremity joint conditions.[22] Although rare,[1] spinal manipulation, particularly on the upper spine, can also result in complications that can lead to permanent disability or death; these can occur in adults[33] and children.[174]
194. Harrison, DE (Feb 1998). "Three-dimensional spinal coupling mechanics: Part I. A review of the literature.". J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 21 (2): 101-13.
"Previous chiropractic letter listings (e.g., PRI, PLS, etc.) of spinal displacements are inadequate and invalid. Only one of the four types of biomechanical displacements, segmental instability, is consistent with the traditional chiropractic theory of segmental spinal displacements; in general, this does not respond well to care. In general, vertebrae displacement must be viewed in the context of equilibrium configurations and one vertebra can not be displaced as an individual misalignment. Validity questions arise for any technique methods that use letter listings of displacement taken from motion palpation or two-dimensional radiographic analysis."
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9567238
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1998 Mar-Apr;21(3):177-86.
Three-dimensional spinal coupling mechanics: Part II. Implications for chiropractic theories and practice.
Harrison DE, Harrison DD, Troyanovich SJ.
Source
Department of Mathematics, University of Alabama, Huntsville, USA
194. Harrison, DE (Feb 1998). "Three-dimensional spinal coupling mechanics: Part I. A review of the literature.". J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 21 (2): 101-13.
"Previous chiropractic letter listings (e.g., PRI, PLS, etc.) of spinal displacements are inadequate and invalid. Only one of the four types of biomechanical displacements, segmental instability, is consistent with the traditional chiropractic theory of segmental spinal displacements; in general, this does not respond well to care. In general, vertebrae displacement must be viewed in the context of equilibrium configurations and one vertebra can not be displaced as an individual misalignment. Validity questions arise for any technique methods that use letter listings of displacement taken from motion palpation or two-dimensional radiographic analysis."
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9567238
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1998 Mar-Apr;21(3):177-86.
Three-dimensional spinal coupling mechanics: Part II. Implications for chiropractic theories and practice.
Harrison DE, Harrison DD, Troyanovich SJ.
Source
Department of Mathematics, University of Alabama, Huntsville, USA