| We've all heard stories about someone who
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| | group. So an association was drawn
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| was crippled or even killed by a
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| | between manipulation and strokes. The
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| Chiropractor. Sometimes we're even warned
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| | problem with making such an opinion is
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| by our family doctor not to let our
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| | that headaches and neck pain are the
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| Chiropractor adjust us as it may cause a
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| | early symptoms of this type of stroke. So
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| stroke. Even the L.A. Times recently
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| | of course more people with neck pain and
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| called the safety of manipulation into
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| | headaches sought chiropractic care versus
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| question. Just how safe is chiropractic
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| | those who were in the control group who
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| treatment? What are the facts? 1. Due to
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| | were pain free. This illustrates the
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| the extreme rarity of injuries caused by
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| | problem with association-type studies.
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| Chiropractic treatment and its unequaled
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| | They don't show the cause only
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| safety record, chiropractic doctors pay
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| | association. For example, the following
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| only a fraction (i.e. 1/10 to 1/50) the
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| | is a common example taught in research
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| malpractice rates compared to medical
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| | courses that warn against making
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| physicians. (1) 2. Only 19 deaths have
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| | conclusions from such studies. Since
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| been attributed to Chiropractic treatment
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| | there are more churches in violent
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| worldwide over the latest 65 years
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| | neighborhoods, churches lead to violence.
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| studied (1934-1999). In fact, the risk of
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| | Actually, establishing churches are a
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| "serious injury" from anti-inflammatory
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| | reaction to people living in a violent
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| medication including Aspirin and Advil is
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| | neighborhood, not a cause. In fact,
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| 400 times greater than from manipulation.
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| | another study published by the same
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| (2) In other words, it's much safer to
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| | journal, "Neurology," found fewer people
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| have a chiropractic treatment for your
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| | having strokes if they were adjusted than
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| neck pain or headache then taking
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| | the control group that wasn't.
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| medicine (over the counter or
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| | Unfortunately, that never made the
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| prescribed). 3. Nearly 10,000 studies
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| | newspapers nor did most of the other
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| have been performed on manipulation
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| | studies which showed chiropractic
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| (making it the most thoroughly studied
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| | treatment far safer than all other
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| form of treatment for back pain) and the
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| | medical treatments. Why the media prints
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| great majority have found the following
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| | inflammatory stories while ignoring
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| when compared to medical treatment: a.
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| | others that would put your mind at ease
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| Increased patient satisfaction. b.
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| | is beyond the scope of this paper. But it
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| Shortened time to return to activities or
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| | is unfortunate that people are being
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| work. c. Less permanent disability. d.
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| | scared away from a treatment that is
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| Less costly. The governments of several
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| | absolutely safer and more effective and
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| countries, including the United States
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| | by default being directed to one that has
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| (A.H.C.P.R.) and Canada (Manga), have
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| | significantly greater risks. Personally,
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| found manipulation to be the most
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| | between Dr. Murray and myself, we have
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| effective form of treatment for back
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| | practiced about 40 years and have never
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| pain. In fact, the Canadian report
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| | injured anyone (more than some temporary
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| suggested that Chiropractors be the "gate
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| | soreness as part of the treatment). The
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| keepers" for back pain saying that it
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| | real danger comes from having
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| would save Canada hundreds of millions of
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| | musculoskeletal problems that are
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| dollars if their citizens saw
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| | covered-up with drugs and surgery. Since
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| Chiropractor's first. After reviewing all
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| | the cause is not addressed this way, the
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| published studies, it was determined that
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| | patients often get worse, more
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| there were "no medical procedures that
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| | discouraged and depressed and there are
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| were as safe as Chiropractic treatment."
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| | often side effects. We use only the
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| The British Medical Journal and the U.S.
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| | safest of all procedures and specifically
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| Department of Health and Human Services
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| | screen for all risk factors that make
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| found similar results. In fact, the U.S.
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| | manipulation unsafe. I'm sure you have
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| government reported that physical therapy
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| | already noted how thorough we are. This
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| and acupuncture were not "cost effective"
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| | is the only way that you should be
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| and that surgery was useful in only 1% of
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| | treated by any of your doctors. If you
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| cases. Further, the report was emphatic
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| | ever have questions about the risks or
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| that they should be employed only after
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| | benefits of any procedure, always feel
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| conservative approaches (like
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| | free to speak to us directly. (1)
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| manipulation) were first exhausted. So
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| | Malpractice Statistics from the National
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| why are there still news reports of the
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| | Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company,
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| dangers of Chiropractic? Lets take a look
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| | West Des Moines, Iowa. (2) Terrett, A,
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| at the last article that was reported by
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| | Current Concepts in Vertebrobasilar
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| the journal, "Neurology", and reported in
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| | Complications, NCMIC Group, Inc., 2001, p
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| the L.A. Times. The study found that
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| | 199.
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| seven out of the 51 people questioned who
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| | Dr. Rick Morris is the founder of the The
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| had a stroke were adjusted by a
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| | Morris Spinal Stenosis and Disc Center in
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| Chiropractor in the previous month. This
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| | Santa Monica, Ca.
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| compared to two of those in the control
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