ChiroLinks
Chiropractic Resources, Articles & Links
Use this URL:
http://chirolinks.quackfiles.com/
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Table of Contents
POSITION STATEMENT
DISCLAIMER
SKEPTICAL LINKS
On-Site Links
Special Attention !!
General Skeptical Links
Samuel Homola Links
Joseph C. Keating, Jr. Links
Recommended Literature
OTHER LINKS (including non-skeptical)
Organizations and Associations
Educational Institutions
General resources, lists of links, etc.
Chiropractic searches
This list is not exhaustive, as there are plenty of groups, practice-building organizations, websites, journals, etc.
Suggestions are welcome.
The strength of this URL is as a source of skeptical links, and as a springboard to other sites (of all types) with lots more
information. I hope you will bookmark this page and use it often. Please link to it.
Unfortunately some links are now dead. If you can provide the new links, please notify me. In the meantime I have
supplied some links from the Internet Archives.
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POSITION STATEMENT
Chiropractic is the most divided profession of any kind that I know of. This division is just one of the myriad ways it
resembles religions and cults. What can one expect when the founder himself, D.D. Palmer, considered his creation a
religion? It has been described as a biotheological cult, and I can't think of a better description. "The Big Idea" is where
it's at. If you don't understand IT, you can't understand chiropracTIC.
Chiropractic is to science, what Scientology is to religion. It is just as much a pseudoscience, as Scientology is a
pseudoreligion.
There's more . . .
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DISCLAIMER
My criticism is not directed at ethical, reformist chiropracTORs. It is primarily directed at the profession itself, IOW at
chiropracTIC, that keeps producing and protecting the "real" chiropractors who are traditional, "straight" and
"subluxation-based". They are like dinosaurs, who should have been extinct a long time ago, but are still being educated
in even the largest chiropractic schools. Many of the newer and younger chiropractors are even worse than their
forefathers.
I do not hold the extreme views of certain chiro skeptics, who seem to consider all DCs as crooks, and manipulation as
having no value at all, etc. While their criticism is often correct, I believe that they go too far and thus impede the efforts
of reformers. It's not that black and white an issue, and is often based on a lack of understanding of physical medicine.
If you have a problem in need of health care, seek a qualified professional, usually starting with your MD. Above all, keep
a skeptical attitude toward all claims that seem too good to be true. They usually are!
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SKEPTICAL LINKS
On-Site Links
ChiroLinks: Chiropractic Resources, Articles & Links - Paul Lee, PT R
ChiroQuotes - Paul Lee, PT (among others....;-)
What is "Real" Chiropractic? - Paul Lee, PT (among others....;-) N
No justification for the existence of chiropractic - Paul Lee, PT N
D.D. Palmer's religion of Chiropractic - D.D. Palmer
Chiropractic Assistants as Whistleblowers: An Invitation to Activism - Paul Lee, PT N
Chiropractic Assistant (CA): Resources and Links - Paul Lee, PT N
Chiro Position Statement & Disclaimer - Paul Lee, PT
Manipulation "to correct a subluxation" (Discussion at CANOE) - Paul Lee, PT
H.L. Mencken on Chiropractic - H.L. Mencken
G. Douglas Andersen, DC - An Exceptional Chiropractor N
Letter to a chiropractor regarding Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT) - Harriet Hall, MD
"Turf war," my tush! - John Badanes, DC, PharmD
Objective Straight Dentistry (satire on Objective Straight Chiropractic) - "Prometheus" N
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Special Attention !!
Chiropractic Assistants as Whistleblowers: An Invitation to Activism - Paul Lee, PT
Are you in doubt about the chiropractic profession? Are you a CA who has doubts about the ethics of what is
happening where you work? Has your employer attempted to enlist your support in getting patients to receive
unnecessary treatments? Has your chiro sent you to Dynamic Essentials seminars, or the A.C.E. (Assistants for
Chiropractic Excellence) Program? Are you the victim of practice building thinking? Are your morals and ethics
becoming eroded? Is your chiro into wellness care, maintenance treatments, weird and unscientific practices,
fraudulent billing, insurance scams, etc.?
If so, Chirotalk has started the Chiropractic Assistant Forum just for you.
Neck911USA
Neck911USA is a volunteer group of individuals who provide consultations on complications due to neck manipulation.
Although most cases are due to chiropractic manipulation, Neck911USA is equally concerned about cases that arise
from physical therapists or medical doctors.
Families Against Abusive Chiropractic Treatments (FAACT)
is a newly formed advocacy group that wants to have Canadian health regulations changed in every province to stop
chiropractors from practicing neck manipulation.
Founder of the grassroots movement is Michael DeChamplain of Vancouver. His wife, Kathryn, 44 years of age,
suffered a crippling stroke following a neck manipulation by a North Vancouver chiropractor. Mrs. DeChamplain, a
partner in a mortgage and land development business, was hospitalized in 2001 and has permanent paralysis on the
right side of her body.
Chirotalk(SM): The Skeptical Chiropractic Discussion Forum
An online discussion forum for the critical investigation of chiropractic topics has been launched by Allen Botnick DC,
who voluntarily surrendered his chiropractic licenses after concluding that his education had not prepared him to
practice safely. He started Chirotalk after he and several others were blocked from posting critical comments to other
discussion groups. Chirotalk is open to anyone that wants to discuss the problems associated with chiropractic theory
and practice.
ChiroMod Wiki
"ChiroMod (Chiropractic Modernized) is a wiki community dedicated to doing what has to be done to promote
scientifically valid, evidence-based health care systems and techniques. The members of this wiki are skeptical of
subluxation-based chiropractic philosophy, techniques, and marketing methods, and are collaborating here to develop
and implement programs to eradicate fraud, junk science, and deception in health care wherever they find it."
Stop Terry Rondberg and the World Chiropractic Alliance
The Galactic Online Alliance Declares War on the Evil Axis of Vendors
"A case can easily be made that the ChiropracTIC Vendors led by TR run amok in ethical problems and remains
chiropractics biggest obstacle to educational progress, professional unity, and prosperity! Remarkably, the reason
for this discord has nothing to do with clinical or healthcare science as much as it has to do with mere political
demagoguery and, of course, money!"
Stop Rondberg Discussion Forum
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General Skeptical Links
Chirobase - A Skeptical Guide to Chiropractic History, Theories, and Current Practices
Edited by Stephen Barrett, M.D., William T. Jarvis, Ph.D., Samuel Homola, D.C.
Chirobase is without doubt the best & largest collection of information and articles that expose
the myriad problems in chiropractic, and that advocate the use of scientific-based practices by
chiropractors.
"Accurate information about chiropractic is not easy to get. Most publishers, editors, and
broadcasters are unwilling to examine this topic in depth and to publish critical information. As a
result, most reports reaching the public express what chiropractors would like people to believe.
This Web site will enable you to deepen your understanding. If you decide to seek chiropractic
care, it may also help you find a suitable practitioner."
Chirowatch - Terry Polevoy, MD
All the latest chiroquack news! Provocative and never boring. Schemes, scams, crimes, fanatics,
law suits, deaths, etc.
National Association for Chiropractic Medicine (NACM) - (reform organization)
"The first and foremost requirement for membership in the NACM is that a Doctor of Chiropractic
Medicine renounce the chiropractic hypothesis and/or philosophy; that is, the tenets upon which
their scope of practice is based. The original chiropractic hypothesis, stated simply, is that
"subluxation is the cause of dis-ease." Modern day chiropractic associations may have expanded
and changed this simple statement for the public, but the reality is that this remains the backbone of
chiropractic education and practice to this day."
Chiropractic News Digest (CND) - Subscribe Archives
In June 2003, Quackwatch began distributing Chiropractic News Digest, a free weekly e-mail
newsletter written by Christopher J. Erickson, M.D., edited by Stephen Barrett, M.D., and
cosponsored by NCAHF. It summarizes scientific and political developments; enforcement actions;
and other news relevant to the chiropractic marketplace. William M. London, Ed.D., M.P.H., is
associate editor.
Spin Doctors I: The Interactive Investigation - Paul Benedetti and Wayne MacPhail
"Deaths, Deceptions and Dubious Claims Haunt Chiropractors' Bid for Academic Acceptance."
"Some times news makes history. This interactive investigation is one of those times."
".... the first piece of investigative journalism in Canada written specifically for the Internet."
Spin Doctors II: Manipulating Children - Paul Benedetti and Wayne MacPhail
"Pediatric Chiropractic: Bogus Diagnoses, Illegal Machines and Useless Treatments."
"Chiropractors treat infants and children, and most of what they do to them is quackery."
"They use illegal and unlicensed (Editor's Note: Since the publication of these stories, the devices
have been licensed for use in Canada.) devices to diagnose and treat a variety of childhood
illnesses. Some of their diagnoses - including misaligned vertebrae, childhood osteo-arthritis
and unequal leg lengths - are bogus. And the treatments they use to correct these so-called
problems - spinal adjustment by hand or machine - are useless."
Neck911@sprint.ca
Neck911 is a volunteer group of individuals who provide consultations on complications due to neck manipulation.
Although most cases are due to chiropractic manipulation, neck 911 is equally concerned about cases that arise from
physiotherapists or medical doctors.
On-Line Reading List: Chiropractic, Osteopathy, Massage - Thomas J. Wheeler, PhD
Chiropractic Medicine - Wikipedia
Straight Chiropractic - Wikipedia
Chiropractic twist on truth may have sparked inquest - Paul Benedetti and Wayne MacPhail
Original letter from Michael Ford to coroner
Letter from Diane Rodrigue to coroner
Chiropractors urge poll support - Paul Benedetti and Wayne MacPhail
Woman paralyzed by chiropractic neck manipulation - Paul Benedetti and Wayne MacPhail
Chiropractic patient suffers stroke - Paul Benedetti and Wayne MacPhail
Keeping Your Spine In Line - PBS
Adjusting the Joints - PBS
Adjusting the Joints: Video - PBS
Go to the "Adjusting the Joints" section. Then turn on your speakers and watch the video.
PBS's Scientific American Frontiers Resources (this page is also listed)
PBS's Scientific American Frontiers did a special on chiropractic entitled Keeping Your Spine In Line.
It was hosted by Alan Alda and features filmed interviews with believers and skeptics alike.
NCAHF Position Paper on Chiropractic
"NCAHF's recommendations in this paper are based upon extensive study of materials from
within chiropractic itself, inquiries and investigations by government and consumer agencies,
criticisms by scientists and medical practitioners, insights provided by chiropractors who share
NCAHF's principles, and the Council's own investigations. NCAHF believes that the chiropractic
controversy is best understood when manipulative therapy, chiropractic's unique theory, and the
practices of chiropractors are considered separately."
HCRC FAQ Sheet: Chiropractic - Steven Novella, MD
"The primary difficulty with chiropractic is that it maintains itself as a separate philosophy of
medicine outside of mainstream scientific medicine. Chiropractic organizations claim that this
separation is due to the fact that they have been been rejected by the healthcare mainstream, but
it is they who reject the scientific module of medicine which has been so successful in the century
since the founding of their discipline. Only a small percentage of chiropractors have openly rejected
the pseudoscientific ideas of their peers, such as Innate Intelligence, and have endorsed scientific
principles, as well as appropriate medical ethics of restraint."
Chiropractic - Steven Novella, MD
"Chiropractic is the most widespread form of "alternative" health care in the United States.
Chiropractors are licensed in every state, with about 50,000 practitioners and an estimated 24
million office visits annually. Their success is largely due to their aggressive public relations and
political lobbying. After a hundred years of existence, however, they remain outside of mainstream
scientific medicine. Their status as alternative is not due to the protectionism of which chiropractors
so often accuse their detractors, but rather to their persistent links to pseudoscientific concepts,
anti-science attitudes, and unethical practices."
Chiropractic: A Skeptical View - William T. Jarvis, Ph.D.
"Chiropractic is the most significant nonscientific health-care delivery system in the United States.
As a result of their high level of organization and aggressiveness, chiropractors are licensed to
practice in all 50 states and several foreign countries. Although a minority of chiropractors offer
rational treatment, chiropractic's cultism is so well entrenched that the profession should be viewed
as a societal problem, not simply as a competitor of regular health-care.
Skeptic's Dictionary: Chiropractic - Robert Todd Carroll
Chiropractic - ebm-first
Malpractice is an inevitable result of chiropractic philosophy and training - Peter J. Modde, DC
Chiropractic's elusive "subluxation" - Stephen Barrett, MD
Don't Let Chiropractors Fool You - Stephen Barrett, MD
Tips on Choosing a Chiropractor - Stephen Barrett, MD
The Scientific Brief Against Chiropractic - College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Province of Quebec
Chiropractic for Low Back Pain - Ernst, Assendelft
Chiropractic's Dirty Secret: Neck Manipulation and Stroke - Barrett
Current Concepts in Vertebrobasilar Complications following Spinal Manipulation - Allan G.J. Terrett (book)
"NCMIC's Web site claims that the book "includes an analysis of every known case related to this subject." That
description is not true. It does not include many strokes that resulted in lawsuits against NCMIC policyholders but
were not published in scientific journals. And it does not include the thoroughly documented case of Kristi Bedenbauer
whose autopsy report I personally mailed to Terrett after speaking with him in 1995" - Barrett
Manipulation of the cervical spine: risks and benefits - Di Fabio
The graphs are interesting, especially Figure 2:
Spinal manipulative therapy is an independent risk factor for vertebral artery dissection - Smith, Johnston, Skalabrin,
Weaver, Azari, Albers, Gress
Chiropractic: Origins, Controversies, and Contributions - Kaptchuk, Eisenberg
Attitudes toward vaccination: a survey of Canadian chiropractic students - Busse et al.
Diaphragmatic Paralysis Following Cervical Chiropractic Manipulation : Case Report and Review - Schram et al.
Chiropractors and Vaccination: A Historical Perspective - Campbell et al.
Chiropractic Care for Children - Lee et al.
Chiropractic: A Profession at the Crossroads of Mainstream and Alternative Medicine - Meeker and Haldeman
Fragmentation of Patient Care Between Chiropractors and Family Physicians - Mainous III, Gill, Zoller, Wolman
A Warning for Pre-Chiropractic Students - Lattanze
A Scientific Test of the Chiropractic Theory - Crelin
Chiropractic Techniques
Glossary of Chiropractic Terms
Concerns About Chiropractic at York University - York University science faculty
In Defense of Science Over Pseudoscience in University Education - SRAM
Nobel Laureates Criticize York University Affiliation with Chiropractic - CSICOP
Angry scientists fight university's attempt to affiliate with chiropractic college - CMAJ
York University turns down chiropractic college -Wayne MacPhail
Chiropractors are not physicians - Tim Gorski, MD
Chiropractic - Tim Gorski, MD
A Scientific Look at Alternative Medicine: Chiropractic; Osteopathy; Massage
University coursework: Chiropractic - overview
Chiropractors attempt to limit the scope of physical therapy practice. - Michael Teston, PT
Arkansas Chiropractic Board Trying to Stop Physical Therapists from Manipulating
The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners has fined physical therapist Michael Teston,
of Little Rock, Arkansas, $10,000 for practicing chiropractic without a license. The action was based
on the claim that he had manipulated a patient's spine. The Arkansas Board of Physical Therapists
has ruled that Teston's treatment was mobilization, not manipulation, and was therefore within the
lawful scope of physical therapy.
Some Guidelines for Choosing a Chiropractor - John Badanes, DC, DPharm
Chiropractic Education - John Badanes, DC, DPharm
Why I Quit Chiropractic - Allen J. Botnick, DC, BA
AllExperts - Allen J. Botnick, DC, BA
Chiropractic Health Care: Science or Religion? - David Mills
Spinal Manipulation and Chiropractic: Views of a Reformist Chiropractor - Craig Nelson, DC
Diagnosing and Treating Acute Mechanical Back Pain - Preston H. Long, PhD, DC
What About a Chiropractor? - Tony Matthews
Chiropractic: Flagship of the Alternative Medicine Fleet - Steven Novella, MD
Action for Victims of Chiropractic - Frances Denoon
Action for Victims of Chiropractic was started by Chiropractic Victim Mrs Frances S Denoon
on the 20th March 2001. This site represents the only known support and pressure group in the
UK for victims of Complementary Therapies and in particular Chiropractic. Please contact her
with your story.
Daniel David Palmer - Wikipedia
A Brief History of Chiropractic's Discovery - Chiropractic's founder, Daniel David Palmer (1910)
I am the originator, the Fountain Head of the essential principle that disease is the result of too much or not enough
functionating. I created the art of adjusting vertebrae, using the spinous and transverse processes as levers, and
named the mental act of accumulating knowledge, the cumulative function, corresponding to the physical vegetative
function -- growth of intellectual and physical -- together, with the science, art and philosophy -- Chiropractic. It is now
being followed, more or less, by 2,000 Chiropractors, and its use is being attempted by several other methods. It was I
who combined the science and art and developed the principles thereof. I have answered the time-worn question --
what is life?
D.D. Palmer's Religion of Chiropractic - D.D. Palmer letter, May 4, 1911
I occupy in chiropractic a similar position as did Mrs. Eddy in Christian Science. Mrs. Eddy claimed to receive her
ideas from the other world and so do I. She founded theron a religioin, so may I. I am THE ONLY ONE IN
CHIROPRACTIC WHO CAN DO SO. . . . .
You ask, what I think will be the final outcome of our law getting. It will be that we will have to build a boat similar to
Christian Science and hoist a religious flag. I have received chiropractic from the other world, similar as did Mrs. Eddy.
No other one has lad claim to that, NOT EVEN B.J.
Exemption clauses instead of chiro laws by all means, and LET THAT EXEMPTION BE THE RIGHT TO PRACTICE
OUR RELIGION. But we must have a religious head, one who is the founder, as did Christ, Mohamed, Jo. Smith, Mrs.
Eddy, Martin Luther and other who have founded religions. I am the fountain head. I am the founder of chiropractic in
its science, in its art, in its philosophy and in its religious phase. Now, if chiorpractors desire to claim me as their head,
their leader, the way is clear. My writings have been gradually steering in that direction until now it is time to assume
that we have the same right to as has Christian Scientists.
Oregon is free to Chiropractors. California gives Chiropractors only one chance, that of practicing our religion.
The protective policy of the U.C.A. is O.K., but that of religion is far better. The latter can only be assumed by having
a leader, a head, a person who has received chiropractic as a science, as an art, as a philosophy and as a religion.
Do you catch on?
The policy of the U.C.A. is the best that B.J. can be at the head of, BUT THE RELIGIOUS MOVE IS FAR BETTER, but
we must incorporate under the man who received the principles of chiropractic from the other world, who wrote the
book of all chiropractic books, who today has much new matter, valuable, which is not contained in that book.
If you will watch my book closely as you read, you will find it has a religion contained in it, altho I do not so name it.
If either of the Davenport schools would take advantage of practicing our religion founded by D.D. Palmer, it will make
the way of chiropractic as easy as it was for the S.C.'s.
I have given you some special hints on the question which is uppermost in your mind, will you please give it
consideration -- never mind if it is new.
Truly,
(Signed) D.D. Palmer. (all emphasis original - PL)
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Samuel Homola Links
Google search: homola + chiropractic
Biographical Sketch: Samuel Homola, DC
Samuel Homola, DC, is a second-generation chiropractor who has dedicated himself to defining the
proper limits on chiropractic and to educating consumers and professionals about the field. His
1963 book Bonesetting, Chiropractic, and Cultism supported the appropriate use of spinal
manipulation but renounced chiropractic dogma. His 1999 book Inside Chiropractic: A Patient's
Guide provides an incisive look at chiropractic's history, benefits, and shortcomings. Now retired
after 43 years of practice, he lives in Panama City, Florida, with his wife, Martha.
Activator Methods (AM) - Samuel Homola, DC
Activator Methods thus piles one dubious concept upon another. Its leg-length tests have not
been demonstrated to be reliable or to yield significant data. Nor is there any reason to believe
that "pelvic deficiency" or its associated "subluxations" are pathologic conditions. Despite this,
many AM practitioners tell their patients that use of an Activator mallet is a "state of the art"
procedure that replaces the "old" method of manual spinal manipulation. Nothing could be
further from the truth.
Answers to Questions about Chiropractic - Samuel Homola, DC
A very extensive list of questions and answers regarding all aspects of chiropractic.
A treasure chest of information.
Bonesetting, Chiropractic, and Cultism (1963) - Samuel Homola, DC
The whole book on-line. You don't understand chiropractic until you've read this book! From a
study of the literature on both sides, the author has made what he feels to be an unbiased study of
the problem of chiropractic, and has drawn the only conclusions possible after a consideration of all
the facts. A critical study of chiropractic (its history and methods) in its relationship with past and
present-day medical science, along with analyses, conclusions, and speculation regarding its status
and its future.
Chiropractic: Does the Bad Outweigh the Good? - Samuel Homola, DC
Many people go to chiropractors for relief of back pain. But there is reason for caution. Much of
what chiropractors do is nonsense, and they often misinform their patients.
Finding A Good Chiropractor - Samuel Homola, DC
Spinal manipulation provided by chiropractors is often beneficial in the treatment of some types of
back pain. Since some chiropractors use spinal manipulation to treat visceral disease and back
pain, medical practitioners may have to be cautious and selective in referring patients with back pain
to chiropractors. This commentary will help family physicians determine when it might be
appropriate to seek the services of a chiropractor in the treatment of back pain. Arch Fam Med.
1998;7:20-23
How Chiropractic Subluxation Theory Threatens Public Health - Samuel Homola, DC
Many chiropractors treat patients with spinal adjustments based on the theory that correction of
vertebral subluxations will restore and maintain health. This article explores the controversy
surrounding the practice of chiropractic and discusses some of the dangers associated with
inappropriate use of spinal manipulation. The management of infants and children by subluxation-
based chiropractors who do not endorse such medically accepted procedures as immunization or
use of antibiotics is especially a cause for alarm. If the chiropractic profession fails to abandon the
false premise upon which it is based, it will remain controversial and some aspects of chiropractic
treatment will continue to be a threat to public health.
Inside Chiropractic: A Patient's Guide (1999) -- Samuel Homola, DC
This book denounces the cultism in chiropractic but supports the appropriate use of spinal
manipulation and the research efforts required to solidify its scientific basis. If you are contemplating
or receiving chiropractic care, it might help protect both your pocketbook and your health. Samuel
Homola, D.C., has produced an incisive guide to chiropractic's history, benefits, and shortcomings.
No one should ever contemplate or undergo chiropractic care without reading this book.
Thoroughly referenced and indexed. Edited by Stephen Barrett, M.D. Hardcover, 280 pages,
$25.00.
Inside Chiropractic: A Patient's Guide (1999) - Samuel Homola, DC (Publisher's page)
Letter in Reply to: Chiropractic: A Fantasy and Delusion - Samuel Homola, DC
(See further down that page for Homola's reply to unjust criticism.)
Letter in Response: Setting the Record Straight on Chiropractic Care - Samuel Homola, DC (free sign-up)
Letter from Samuel Homola, D.C., responding to a Letter from the American Chiropractic
Association to Medscape regarding Homola's article "Is the Chiropractic Subluxation theory a
Threat to Public Health?"
Letter: Setting the Record Straight on Chiropractic Care - ACA
Letter from the American Chiropractic Association regarding Medscape articles by Samuel
Homola, D.C.
Placebos, Nocebos, and Chiropractic Adjustments - Samuel Homola, DC
Appropriate spinal manipulation provides both real and placebo benefits in the treatment of
mechanical-type neck and back problems. But chiropractic adjustments based on the vertebral
subluxation theory may offer a placebo effect that is outweighed by a nocebo effect.
Pseudoscience and Antiscience in Alternative Medicine - Raso & Homola
All manner of voodooism, hocus-pocus, mumbo-jumbo, and whimsicality may intrude on science-
oriented healthcare, but the only modes of alternative medicine that have any chance of becoming
biomedical are those that not (or are not invariably) mystical, supernaturalistic, and/or vitalistic.
Although some alt-med methods may (necessarily through scientific research) become (or become
the basis for) parts of biomedicine, alternative medicine's track record in this regard has been
dismal.
Surface Electromyography (SEMG) - Samuel Homola, DC
In 2000, after reviewing more than 2,500 original articles, reviews, and book, an American
Academy of Neurology subcommittee concluded that SEMG was "unacceptable as a clinical tool"
for diagnosing low back pin or neuromuscular disease. For these reasons, routine chiropractic use
of SEMG should be regarded as a money-making scheme.
What a Rational Chiropractor Can Do for You - Samuel Homola, DC
Science-based chiropractors make appropriate judgments about the nature of their patients'
problems, determine whether these problems lie within their scope, and make appropriate referrals
for problems that do not. If you can find one who uses manipulation and physical therapy
appropriately and who is willing to coordinate with your personal physician, you can benefit from
the best that both have to offer.
The Webster Technique: An Offshoot of Chiropractic Pediatrics - Samuel Homola, DC
Many chiropractors are "adjusting" the spines of pregnant women to "assure normal delivery" and to
prevent breech birth caused by "intrauterine constraint." This dubious treatment -- known as the
Webster Technique -- is based on the equally dubious theory that vertebral subluxations can cause
malfunction in the uterus by putting pressure on spinal nerves.
A Guest Review - Joseph C. Keating, Jr., Ph.D.
Review of Homola's "Bonesetting, Chiropractic and Cultism"
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Joseph C. Keating, Jr. Links (to be expanded)
Joseph C. Keating, Jr., Ph.D., chiropractic historian
These documents are some of the data files written by Joseph C. Keating, Jr., Ph.D. as information
references for developing his many published articles and books. An extremely valuable source of
historical information.
This link is included in this skeptical section, not because Dr. Keating is an open chiroskeptic,
but because any study of chiropractic history will provide plenty of self-incriminating information
right "from the horse's mouth". One need not search very long to find plenty of skeletons in the
chiro closet - skeletons that are still upheld by many chiros. Some of the most basic nonsensical
and unscientific ideas from 108 years ago are still being preached from chiro pulpits.
It Works, It Works, It Works! - Keating & Bergmann
Will Mr. McAndrews' warning against unsubstantiated claims be heard in chiropractic? Perhaps not so long as a
majority of chiropractors continue to perceive "philosophy" (and marketing) as defensive crutches against the historic
assault by organized medicine, and as substitutes for hard core scientific information. The anti-scientific traditions in
the profession are very strong, and although blatant anti-competitive activities by AMA et al. have been ruled illegal,
criticism of the chiropractic profession (and posting of killer subluxation advertisements on hospital bulletin boards)
are clearly within the free speech prerogatives of any would-be critics. The more we stretch the available scientific
data to support "what we always knew was true," the more we can expect to be held up to ridicule. The chiropractic
profession dearly needs an attitude adjustment.
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Recommended Literature
Chiropractic the Greatest Hoax of the Century? - L.A. Chotkowski, MD
Inside Chiropractic: A Patient's Guide - Samuel Homola, DC
Bonesetting, Chiropractic, and Cultism - Samuel Homola, DC (the whole book on-line)
The Chiropractors's Self-Help Back and Body Book - Samuel Homola, DC
The Naked Chiropractor - Preston Long, PhD, DC
Chiropractic: The Victim's Perspective - George J. Magner, III
At Your Own Risk: The Case Against Chiropractic - Ralph L. Smith (the whole book on-line)
Spin Doctors: The Canadian Chiropractic Industry Under Examination - Benedetti & MacPhail
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OTHER LINKS (including non-skeptical)
Organizations and Associations
American Chiropractic Association
Canadian Chiropractic Association
Federation of Straight Chiropractors and Organizations
Foundation for the Advancement of Chiropractic Education
International Chiropractic Pediatric Association
International Chiropractors Association
National Association for Chiropractic Medicine - (reform organization)
World Chiropractic Alliance
World Federation of Chiropractic
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Educational Institutions
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
Cleveland Chiropractic College
Life Chiropractic College West
Life University School of Chiropractic
Logan College of Chiropractic
Los Angeles College of Chiropractic
National College of Chiropractic
New York Chiropractic College
Northwestern College of Chiropractic
Palmer Chiropractic University
Palmer College of Chiropractic West
Parker College of Chiropractic
Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic
Texas Chiropractic College
Univ. of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic
Western States Chiropractic College
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General resources, lists of links, etc.
ChiroLinks - skeptical (this site)
ChiroLinks - (not here)
Chirosmart.net: Web Links
ChiroOnline
Chiro.org links
ChiroPatient
ChiroWeb
Chiropractic Resource Organization
Chiropractor
Planet Chiropractic
Chiropractic History Archives
Chiropractic Medicine Internet Resources
World Chiro Links
ACCC Links
FCER - Educational Links
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Chiropractic searches (with a decidedly skeptical twist....;-)
Use these searches in your research, then modify them as needed. Please inform me of interesting searches to add to this list.
chirolinks
chirolinks healthbase
chirotalk
chiropractic resources
chiropractic subluxation
chiropractic religion
chiropractic religion philosophy
chiropractic religion philosophy vitalism
chiropractic vitalism
chiropractic biotheology
chiropractic philosophy
chiropractic belief systems
chiropractic belief systems vitalism
chiropractic belief systems vitalism religion
chiropractic belief systems vitalism religion quack
chiropractic quack
chiropractic quackery
chiropractic unethical
chiropractic skeptic
chiroquacktor
chiroquack
chiroquackery
chiropractic vaccination
chiropractic "anti-vaccination"
chiropractic anti vax
chiropractic "practice building"
chiropractic lifetime patients
chiropractic lifetime patients maintenance
chiropractic lifetime patients maintenance wellness
chiropractic daniel david palmer
chiropractic daniel david palmer quack
chiropractic daniel david palmer quackery
chiropractic dd palmer
chiropractic dd palmer quack
chiropractic dd palmer quackery
chiropractic bj palmer
chiropractic bj palmer quack
chiropractic bj palmer quackery
chiropractic bartlett j palmer
chiropractic "safe haven"
chiropractic joseph flesia
chiropractic flesia
site:www.worldchiropracticalliance.org flesia
"Renaissance International" chiropractic
chiropractic "sid williams"
chiropractic "sid williams" "dynamic essentials"
chiropractic "dynamic essentials"
chiropractic "terry rondberg"
chiropractic rondberg
chiropractic reikeman
"guy reikeman"
chiropractic "tedd koren"
chiropractic "james parker"
chiropractic "chris kent"
chiropractic "patrick gentempo"
chiropractic "david singer"
chiropractic "C.J. Mertz"
chiropractic "Jay Morgan"
chiropractic "reggie gold"
chiropractic "Eric Plasker"
chiropractic "500 Club"
chiropractic "500/500 Club"
site:www.thefamilypractice.net 500
"Lifetime Chiropractic Care for Everyone"
chiropractic lcfe
"chiropractic assistant"
chiropractic assistant
"chiropractic assistant association"
chiropractic assistant forum
chiropraxy
kiropraktik (Danish, Swedish, Norwegian)
kiropraktor
chiropratique (French)
quiroprαctica (Spanish)
kiropraktik information
kiropraktisk behandling
kiropraktisk klinik
kiropraktisk klinikker
kiropraktik kiropraktikkensfremme
kiropraktor behandling
kiropraktik alternativ behandling
kiropraktik kvaksalveri
kiropraktik religion
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Now, do you have any doubts about chiropractic? If you don't have serious doubts by now, then something
is seriously wrong. Things are still not as they seem. There's even more nonsense now than ever before..!
They never learn, since there is little or no self-regulation in chiropractic, and reformers are persecuted.
ChiroQuotes - for just a few eye-openers. (contributions welcomed)
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