I am surprised that in their eagerness to strive for a rigorous evaluation of all the evidence, Bronfort et al didn’t find this paper on: Spinal manipulation for the treatment of headache http://bit.ly/cbYXSP. I’ll admit I did have to use a little known feature of the net called Google but I managed. Reply
Chiropractic treatment is one of the most suitable treatment method for everyone and every stage of age. It is really amazing that anyone would have a new life after applying chiropractic. Reply
Thanks for another excellent post. FYI, according to a letter that the GCC sent to the group Action for Victims of Chiropractic (AVC) in 2004, it would seem that robust evidence has never been a concern for chiropractors (at least not up until now). You can read the GCC’s entire letter in the June 2004 section of the AVC news page linked to below, but here’s an interesting excerpt from it: Quote “ No health profession limits its approach to treatment for which there is evidence, because for most interventions in healthcare there simply is not yet good evidence.” http://www.chirovictims.org.uk/victims/news.html No doubt the above was the reason why it was happy to declare in a November 2006 letter to the AVC group that: Quote “Adjustment of the atlas, craniosacral therapy and applied kinesiology fall within the […] definition of evidence-based care.” http://jdc325.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/gcc-ak.pdf IMO, the regulation of chiropractic was premature and happened because legislators (who are generally not well versed in matters of science) were duped by highly organised chiropractic lobby groups intent on securing statutory regulation in order to give the chiropractic industry in the UK an appearance of legitimacy, thereby increasing its profitability. Indeed, here’s what a former Chair of the GCC had to say on the subject of chiropractic statutory regulation back in 2004: Quote “In spite of strong mutual suspicion and distrust, the profession united under a group formed specifically to pursue regulation and secured the Chiropractors Act (1994)…..Regulation for a new profession will literally ‘legitimise it’, establishing its members within the community, making them feel more valued. In turn, this brings greater opportunity for more clients and a healthier bank balance.” Michael C. Copland-Griffiths, former Chairman of the General Chiropractic Council (European Journal of Oriental Medicine, Vol.2 No.6) http://web.archive.org/web/20060924183943/www.ejom.co.uk/backissues/vol2no6/feature1.html Reply
Chiropractor Lawrenceville ga said: Chiropractic treatment is one of the most suitable treatment method for everyone and every stage of age. It is really amazing that anyone would have a new life after applying chiropractic. LOL! I think Dr. Ross Carter (the Gentle Doctor, apparently) of Lawrenceville Chiropractic in Georgia, USA needs to hire a new spammer! This one posted from Bangladesh. Reply
Chris Gurr said: I am surprised that in their eagerness to strive for a rigorous evaluation of all the evidence, Bronfort et al didn’t find this paper on: Spinal manipulation for the treatment of headache http://bit.ly/cbYXSP. I’ll admit I did have to use a little known feature of the net called Google but I managed. I hope you had a rest after all that hard work! Thanks for finding it. I’m sure they’ll be a lot more criticism of the Bronfort report. Reply
Zeno said: “I hope you had a rest after all that hard work! Thanks for finding it. I’m sure they’ll (sic) be a lot more criticism of the Bronfort report.” Oh, I’m sure there will! But only because it’s become a sport for you and your cronies, no better reason than that. Reply
Now that the GCC looks like it might start grasping the EBM nettle following the findings of the (controversial) Bronfort review, it’s interesting to note in an ex-chiropractor’s blog today that some chiropractors have been looking at the possibility of taking legal action against the GCC: Quote “I am a chiropractor who has been very supportive of the GCC in the past. However, the way they are handling these complaints makes me reconsider. It is now possible that chiropractors will find themselves found guilty of professional misconduct for following the example set by the GCC in their own leaflets and websites. This raises the question are the GCC fit for purpose? Interstingly if chiropractors suffer a loss of reputation or financial loss for following the GCCs example/advice it may open up the possibility of legal action or even a class action against the GCC.” See comments 5 and 6 here: http://chiropracticlive.com/how-coats-runs-the-council/how-are-the-general-chiropractic-council-and-the-british-chiropractic-council-going-to-deal-with-zeno-rsquo-s-complaints/ Bearing in mind that the Bronfort review carried out no new trials, I wonder if patients could demand to be refunded up nine years retrospectively (since the date that statutory regulation came into force) for having been administered bogus treatments? Reply
“…are the GCC fit for purpose?” That depends upon for what purpose one assumes that the GCC exist. There is divided opinion about their role, even within the GCC. Reply