Comments on: A bitter PIL to swallow

By: bender

bender — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:04:24 +0000

After 7 days and one reminder I have finally received an acknowledgment of my FoIA request to the GCC. (See post 10 for details)

By: Michael Kingsford Gray

Michael Kingsford Gray — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:00:17 +0000

The anonymous COWARD “whatever” asks:
“Do I need to substantiate?”
Yes, you do.
With a verifiable identity, no less.
As for ‘fed up’, if your contribution is the standard of education and literacy amongst your fellow slavish brain-dead acolytes of the chiropractic religion, then it is little wonder that these back-quacks are buckling faster than an thin glass egg in the Mariana Trench.

By: BSM

BSM — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:35:30 +0000

More seriously, how can it take 5 years to learn to crack backs when operating in an evidence-free vacuum?

Lecturer: [Spouts random theory based on mythical subluxations] Whack the patient here.

Student: [Whacks patient]

Both drink coffee for 4 years, 11 months, 30 days, 23 hrs, 50mins.

By: BSM

BSM — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:32:03 +0000

“On that note I must be really thick as my course was 5 years”

Well, if the cap fits (and this one has bells on it), wear it.

By: davidp

davidp — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:05:16 +0000

How will the ASA rule on the new wording?
“A review is being carried out of the evidence…” seems to imply there is grounds to support the treatment. Once the status of the “review” is known, the ASA can rule on a) whether “A review is being carried out” was true and b) whether the overall impression given by this page of the leaflet is that chiropractic can help with asthma, migraine and colic.
I’m not in the U.K. so I can’t sibmit the complaint.

By: Zeno

Zeno — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:36:03 +0000

David

Can you explain why you think it was an irresponsible and vexatious prank?

Do you think it is OK for chiropractors to break their own Code of Practice with impunity?

By: Skepticat

Skepticat — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:04:48 +0000

whatever said, “However these bloggers over the past few months are telling the world that we are glorified massage therapists,that we manipulate necks unsafely as compared to osteos and physios, we are fleecing the nation of their money etc, we all live in mansion and we are quacks…”

Goodness! I think it’s very unfair of anyone to suggest you all live in mansions.

By: David

David — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:42:19 +0000

I think you’re reading a bit too much into this and I would cution against getting too excited about your ’success” in scoring another “victory” against chiropractic just yet.

Remember, the GCC is currently dealing with at least a 1500% increase in workload at the moment, as a result of one individual irresponsibly simultaneously submitting approximately 600 vexatious complaints.

I suspect that, rather than committing unnecessary time and money to dealing with the pranks of a few troublemakers, the GCC has chosen to take the easier route of simply changing the wording of this leaflet until more time can be given to considering the matter fully.

By: BSM

BSM — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:27:43 +0000

Thanks, Bender, please let us know what happens

By: BSM

BSM — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:23:17 +0000

Dear “Whatever”, the osteos and physios may deserve some time in the spotlight, but they do not suffer from from the delusion that supposed spinal subluxations cause all disease. Chiros do suffer from that delusion and from that false base advise against vaccination. This makes them a danger to public health