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4/28/2012 7:41:12 PM
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Anybody who has been hanging out in the skeptic landscape knows about Chiropractors vs Simon Singh. For those that don’t here is a brief summary … Simon Singh, the UK based science writer wrote an article – “Beware the Spinal Trap” in which he was critical of the practice of chiropractors. Basically … bad back perhaps, but ...Click to read more...

From Skeptical Science
http://www.skeptical-science.com/science/chiropractic-manipulation-spine-strokes-death/
4/28/2012 7:16:50 PM
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Back in January, the Connecticut Board of Chiropractic Examiners held a four-day hearing to decide whether chiropractors must, as a part of the informed consent process, (1)warn patients about the risk of cervical artery dissection and stroke following neck manipulation and (2) give patients a discharge summary listing the symptoms of stroke.1 On June 10th, [...]

From Science-Based Medicine
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7/3/2010 3:00:45 AM
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Young Mom Dies After a Chiropractic Adjustment
Is "chiropractic stroke" to blame?
Updated: Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009, 9:10 AM EST
Published : Monday, 23 Nov 2009, 9:25 PM EST

MYFOXNY.COM - A Connecticut mother of three suddenly dies after a spinal manipulation, and now her husband wants the public to be aware of her story. Michael McCormick sometimes fights back tears when he remembers his wife Kim McCormick. Kim was only 32 years old and the mother of three young children when she passed away. "She was phenomenal, she was caring, sweet, funny. She was the glue. She kept everyone together," says McCormick who spoke exclusively to Fox 5 News reporter, Dr. Sapna Parikh. He says his wife Kim wanted nothing more than to be a stay at home mom for their 3 children. But all that ended one day in July of 2006 when Michael says, his otherwise healthy wife just wasn't feeling well, "Kim [...]

From Confessions of a Quackbuster
http://quackfiles.blogspot.com/2009/11/young-mom-dies-after-chiropractic.html
11/25/2009 3:23:00 PM
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His wife found him collapsed in their stairwell. He had had a chiropractic adjustment 3 hours earlier. His stroke was ruled to have been caused by the adjustment. He died 6 days later.

From What's The Harm?
http://whatstheharm.net/chiropractic.html#john_hoffman
2/5/2009 10:05:00 AM
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From time to time I answer questions from reporters about alternative medicine.  In general, the coverage given my comments has been accurate and fair.  One such accurate a fair representation of my words appeared recently in Readers Digest: “Over the years, a number of my patients have had strokes after chiropractic neck manipulation. It can [...]

From White Coat Underground
http://whitecoatunderground.com/2011/09/30/stay-away-from-chiropractic-neck-manipulation/
10/1/2011 1:55:48 AM
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Kevin Sorbo Three strokes left me fighting for my life Hours after a routine visit to his chiropractor to relieve a pain in his shoulder the super-fit actor was fighting for his life. At one point doctors warned the sportsman turned film star, then aged 38, that they might have to amputate his left arm.… more

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2/29/2012 2:05:17 AM
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Eric is a church youth counselor who is in fantastic physical shape. Following a routine spine & neck adjustment for "wellness" he experienced dizziness, impaired vision and headache. He'd had a stroke.

From What's The Harm?
http://whatstheharm.net/chiropractic.html#eric_sass
8/10/2008 6:21:00 AM
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I’d promised myself I wouldn’t go back to this whole “chiropractic neck manipulation” thing, but the letters keep coming in and each one is more amusing than the last.  To review, I made a simple statement quoted in Reader’s Digest: Over the years, a number of my patients have had strokes after chiropractic neck manipulation. [...]

From White Coat Underground
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10/21/2011 9:31:08 AM
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This mother of two saw a chiropractor for relief from headaches. After the fourth visit, she felt dizzy, lost sight in one eye and could not concentrate. This was caused by a stroke. A government commission recommended the chiropractor apologize.

From What's The Harm?
http://whatstheharm.net/chiropractic.html#mrs_a
10/28/2008 8:06:00 AM
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Im looking for the science behind sciatic nerves and chiropractic jaw manipulation. That is to say, i want to know if there is easily refuted bullshit in these claims or if there is no research whatsoever. I couldnt find any criticism of chiro sciatic nerve treatment and knowing my mom, the best offense is addressing her peraonal ezperience claims not other general dangers such as strokes, death, etc. Her words were "it seems to be working for us"

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8/27/2011 12:38:28 PM
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I recently was debating about woo on another forum. Included in the list was chiropractic. Well, someone posted the following. Admittedly, I probably shouldn't have included it because I'm far from an expert on this particular subject. So I come to you guys for advice about where to even begin to tackle this, because I'm no extremely well-versed on this issue.

Hello guys, I'm mostly a lurker, I'm on here every day reading but never post unless I really want to get involved. To me this is really off topic for this thread, but since Polarbear_15 felt to include it in the OP I have to speak up.

I am a chiropractor, a degree I completed after my Bachelor of Science with a Major in Biology. I am currently working on my PhD in Spinal Biomechanics as well. The fact that you lumped chiropractic in with ghosts, goblins and witches demands an empirical debate sir.

Before you go off researching your idiotic claims about by [...]

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9/5/2011 12:45:34 AM
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Manipulation of the cervical spine: risks and benefits

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: Read before proceeding!

2. Three films worth seeing

3. References and articles

4. Risks Related to Manipulation of the Cervical Spine: Consequences for Evidence Based Practice

..... and as a bonus....;-)

5. The FSU School of Pseudoscience Scandal

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Part 1. Introduction:

This blog entry is not a normal [...]

From Confessions of a Quackbuster
http://quackfiles.blogspot.com/2006/12/must-see-dangers-of-chiropractic.html
12/23/2006 9:58:00 AM
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Let's just remind ourselves, the British Chiropractors Association is suing science writer Simon Singh because he wrote that the chiroprators don't have any evidence for many of their "treatments" but go ahead and use them anyway. (read Simon's side of the story here)

The BCA insisted that they did have evidence and went on to publish it. This "evidence" was promptly demolished by various bloggers: (see here for one of the demolition jobs and links to others)

But here's the thing:

Simon Singh also pointed out that chiropractic manipulation is not risk free and may, for example, be a cause of stroke

Worse still, manipulation of the neck can damage the vertebral arteries, [...]

From Bad Reason
http://badreason99.blogspot.com/2009/08/should-scientists-counter-sue.html
8/20/2009 7:32:00 AM
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VOCA Unveils Chiropractic Malpractice Postage Stamp Approved by US Postal Service

Victims of Chiropractic Abuse releases a stamp about efforts to raise awareness of the risks of chiropractic treatment.

Westville, CT (PRWEB) August 29, 2007 -- Victims of Chiropractic Abuse, Inc (VOCA) is proud to announce it has designed and released a stamp commemorating and promoting its efforts to educate the public to the potentially severe health risks of chiropractic treatment. They are legitimate U.S. first-class postage stamps that can be used to mail any letter or package.

"The stamp will promote awareness of the health hazards of chiropractic neck manipulation to the many people who will send, receive, or see the stamp," said Janet Levy, President of VOCA. "Each stamp is [...]

From Confessions of a Quackbuster
http://quackfiles.blogspot.com/2007/09/voca-unveils-chiropractic-malpractice.html
9/4/2007 4:02:00 PM
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Chiropractic scams in Australia: Lateline
From July 6th, 2009 Lateline looks at the fraudulent claims made by chiropractors in Australia. Don't miss CAA president, AVN member and buddy of Isaac Golden, Simon Floreani defending [...]

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10/1/2011 9:17:23 PM
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Postage Stamp Honors Crusader Against Chiropractic Malpractice Approved by US Postal Service

Download this press release as an Adobe PDF document.

Victims of Chiropractic Abuse (www.vocact.com) has released a stamp honoring the life and legacy of Linda Solsbury, the courageous activist who started the push for chiropractic reform.
Westville, CT (PRWEB) August 29, 2007 -- Victims of Chiropractic Abuse, Inc (VOCA) is proud to announce it has designed and released a stamp honoring the life and legacy of Linda Solsbury of New London. They are legitimate U.S. first-class postage stamps [...]

From Confessions of a Quackbuster
http://quackfiles.blogspot.com/2007/09/postage-stamp-honors-crusader-against.html
9/4/2007 4:11:00 PM
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Edited version (the "libellous" bit about chiropractic being "bogus" has been removed)of the Simon Singh 2008 Guardian article for which Simon is being personally sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association (please re-blog):

BEWARE THE SPINAL TRAP

Some practitioners claim it is a cure-all, but the research suggests chiropractic therapy has mixed results – and can even be lethal, says Simon Singh.

You might be surprised to know that the founder of chiropractic therapy, Daniel David Palmer, wrote that “99% of all diseases are caused by displaced vertebrae”. In the 1860s, Palmer began to develop his theory that the spine was involved in almost every illness because the spinal cord connects the brain to the rest of the body. Therefore any misalignment could cause a problem in distant parts of the body.

From Bad Reason
http://badreason99.blogspot.com/2009/07/simon-singh-beware-spinal-trap.html
7/29/2009 4:41:00 PM
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Here is a "Lawyer Friendly" version of Simon Singh's original article in the Guardian that brought on the libel case.

Beware the spinal trap

Some practitioners claim it is a cure-all, but the research suggests chiropractic therapy has mixed results – and can even be lethal, says Simon Singh.

You might be surprised to know that the founder of chiropractic therapy, Daniel David Palmer, wrote that “99% of all diseases are caused by displaced vertebrae”. In the 1860s, Palmer began to develop his theory that the spine was involved in almost every illness because the spinal cord connects the brain to the rest of the body. Therefore any misalignment could cause a problem in distant parts of the body.

In fact, Palmer’s first chiropractic intervention supposedly cured a man who had been profoundly deaf for 17 years. His [...]

From Wombatwal's Ramblings.
http://wombatsramblings.blogspot.com/2009/07/update-simon-singhs-article-made-lawyer.html
7/29/2009 5:32:00 PM
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(This is simply a repost of an article by Simon Singh, which got him sued by the British Chiropractic Association. A lot of skeptics are reposting this article today in support of Mr. Singh.)

Some practitioners claim it is a cure-all, but the research suggests chiropractic therapy has mixed results - and can even be lethal, says Simon Singh.

You might be surprised to know that the founder of chiropractic therapy, Daniel David Palmer, wrote that "99% of all diseases are caused by displaced vertebrae". In the 1860s, Palmer began to develop his theory that the spine was involved in almost every illness because the spinal cord connects the brain to the rest of the body. Therefore any misalignment could cause a problem in distant parts of the body.

In fact, Palmer's first chiropractic intervention supposedly cured a man who had been profoundly [...]

From Taking Place
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7/31/2009 12:53:00 AM
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(This is simply a repost of an article by Simon Singh, which got him sued by the British Chiropractic Association. A lot of skeptics are reposting this article today in support of Mr. Singh.)

Some practitioners claim it is a cure-all, but the research suggests chiropractic therapy has mixed results - and can even be lethal, says Simon Singh.

You might be surprised to know that the founder of chiropractic therapy, Daniel David Palmer, wrote that "99% of all diseases are caused by displaced vertebrae". In the 1860s, Palmer began to develop his theory that the spine was involved in almost every illness because the spinal cord connects the brain to the rest of the body. Therefore any misalignment could cause a problem in distant parts of the body.

In fact, Palmer's first chiropractic intervention supposedly cured a man who had been profoundly [...]

From Taking Place
http://takingplace.blogspot.com/2009/07/standing-up-for-simon-singh.html
7/31/2009 12:53:00 AM
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Simon Singh is a science writer in London and the co-author, with Edzard Ernst, of Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial. This is an edited version of an article published in The Guardian for which Singh is being personally sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association.

You can see further discussion at Pharyngula, at Respectful Insolence or at Bad Science.

From Botswana Skeptic
http://botswanaskeptic.blogspot.com/2009/08/simon-singh-chiropractic.html
8/1/2009 9:25:00 PM
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Simon Singh is a science writer in London and the co-author, with Edzard Ernst, of Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial. This is an edited version of an article published in The Guardian for which Singh is being personally sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association.

You can see further discussion at Pharyngula, at Respectful Insolence or at Bad Science.

From Botswana Skeptic
http://botswanaskeptic.blogspot.com/feeds/152846322656930997/comments/default
8/1/2009 9:25:00 PM
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As many of you will no doubt be aware, science writer Simon Singh is being sued by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA). The BCA objected to a piece that Singh published in the Guardian, pointing out that chiropractic has little or no evidence base, particularly when used to treat anything other than back problems, and that it can be dangerous. After Singh was sued, the Guardian took down the article pending the legal proceedings. As part of their campaign to "Keep the libel laws out of science", Sense About Science is asking bloggers to re-publish an edited version of the article, because scientific arguments should not be settled in the courtroom. I'm glad to do my bit.

Beware the spinal trap

Some practitioners claim it is a cure-all, but the research [...]

From Hawk/Handsaw
http://hawk-handsaw.blogspot.com/2009/07/simon-singh-beware-spinal-trap.html
7/29/2009 7:53:00 PM
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I can't state my support for Simon Singh enough. While I don't know the man personally, nor have I ever spoken to him, what he's going through in the name of science and skepticism shows a man whose principals put him head and shoulders above those in the various woo industries.

For those who don't know Simon is being sued by the British Chiropractic Association after he wrote a column in the Guardian. You can read more here.

In the meantime, like various other bloggers around the world, I'm republishing this article today. By doing so I show my support of both Simon and the desire to keep libel laws out of science.

Beware the spinal trap

Some [...]

From nz skeptic
http://nzskeptic.blogspot.com/2009/07/supporting-simon-singh.html
7/29/2009 3:17:00 PM
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