This article was sent to me recently. Does anyone have a scanned copy of the
article which could be sent out via email? I would be most interested in
reading it. If anyone else has read the full article, any views? Any
comments by physios on the last sentence?
Dr Mel C Siff
Littleton, Colorado, USA
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Magazine Readers Warned About Chiropractors
The January issue of Smart Money informed readers of "Ten Things Your
Chiropractor Won't Tell You." Writer John Protos explores the "nutty theories"
of many chiropractors, the absurdity and expense of repeated (if not
indefinite) visits for "adjustments," the availability of physical medicine
from other professionals, the risks of chiropractic manipulation (particularly
of forceful maneuvers of the cervical spine), the spotty insurance coverage of
chiropractic, and the profit-driven efforts of many chiropractors to draw in
children (the manipulation is whom can be dangerous), sell vitamins, and take
X-rays.
Finally, he notes that scientific studies have repeatedly found that, no
matter what is done about low back pain, most people will get better on their
own with over-the-counter analgesics and the use of heat and cold
applications.
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