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Originally Posted by troutman
And you are not biased?
Tell me - what would be the "personal agenda" of Chirobase?
Isn't the information on Chirobase unbalanced?The key consideration should be whether the information is accurate, which it is. We provide many links to chiropractic Web sites to enable browsers to explore the full range of prochiropractic viewpoints. We also invite individual chiropractors to furnish comments that we can post. If you would like to suggest additional sites to which we should link, please notify us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiropractor
Opinions differ as to the efficacy of chiropractic treatment; many other medical procedures also lack rigorous proof of effectiveness.[13] Many controlled clinical studies of spinal manipulation (SM) are available, but their results disagree,[85] and they are typically of low quality.[86] Health claims made by chiropractors about using manipulation for pediatric health conditions are supported by only low levels of scientific evidence.[87] A 2008 critical review found that with the possible exception of back pain, chiropractic SM has not been shown to be effective for any medical condition, and suggested that many guidelines recommend chiropractic care for low back pain because no therapy has been shown to make a real difference,[88] but a 2008 supportive review found serious flaws in the critical approach and found that SM and mobilization are at least as effective for chronic low back pain as other efficacious and commonly used treatments.[89] Most research has focused on spinal manipulation (SM) in general,[90] rather than solely on chiropractic SM.[12] A 2002 review of randomized clinical trials of SM[35] was criticized for not distinguishing between studies of SM in general, and studies on chiropractic SM in particular;[91] however the review's authors stated that they did not consider this difference to be a significant point as research on SM is equally useful regardless of which practitioner provides it.
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First, I have clearly stated where I am coming from. I am married to a chiro and resent when her profession is subjected to what I believe are unwarranted and unfair attacks. If someone has a bad experience or has had a bad chiro that is certainly valid and supports their position of that person. However, it is unfair to malign an entire profession. As a lawyer I also feel that and I would hope you do to. Yes I can have a sense of humour about lawyer jokes etc. but I think you would agree that being called a shyster stings a bit. We both know people that hold that opinion.
Having said that I take no small amount of pride in being able to identify my own opinion on a matter and then being able to objectively identify the best and worst points of the opposing position. This has served me well as a lawyer of almost 10 years, 7 of those as a litigator. I hope you can respect that. I hope I did not imply that you are biased. I simply don't have enough information about you to come to that conclusion. I was only intending to highlight that there are in fact biased people and websites that exist and I suspect this is one of them.
The site you referenced is also called quackwatch. I do not know what their personal agenda is but I do know they are anti-chiro. That does not mean all of the information on that sight is wrong. I have not the time or interest to investigate that. What I do know is that they cherry pick from the available information to create a distorted perception. I am merely trying to present the alternative viewpoint from a layman's perspective. I have been tertially involved in the chiropractic profession for about 13 years and as such have been exposed to the allegations and accusations about the profession as well as the responses to same. I have found the responses to be far more compelling. (on a side note the lawyer for Steve Moore is also involved in defending chiro negligence claims. A bit of nerd lawyer trivia.)
The references I provided above include scientific based, peer reviewed, journals. They are not pro or anti chiro but publish valid scientific studies.
I have hijacked this thread enough so I will go eat dinner now.