tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1440286750138199044.post5730686597287010207..comments2024-02-28T05:38:56.763-08:00Comments on Science Digestive: Questions for a chiropractic Q & ADean Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15054744507490592341noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1440286750138199044.post-50615101213384513492010-12-15T00:34:02.835-08:002010-12-15T00:34:02.835-08:00Excellent. An anonymous, unsubstantiated comment o...Excellent. An anonymous, unsubstantiated comment on a humorous blog citing anecdotal evidence in order to lecture me on using the scientific method.<br /><br />I have done my research, for what it's worth. And there is no evidence as of yet for the efficacy of chiropractic therapies. The fact that chiropractors write papers and present at conferences is not at all surprising, all alt-med practitioners do so. Doesn't mean they have any evidence or proof.<br /><br />For example, if chiropractors had actual evidence on their side, why would they resort to libel threats when criticised?<br /><br />http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/08/chiropractors-try-to-silence-simon.html<br /><br />(The case mentioned above was eventually dropped in case you didn't know, which is weird for a scientific group that would have access to large bodies of evidence to back up their claims, don't you think)<br /><br />I have done plenty of research, but it's summarised better by others more eloquent than me<br /><br />http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=537<br /><br />And of course, the issues with chiropractic are ongoing<br /><br />http://www.zenosblog.com/2010/12/humpty-dumpty-regulation/<br /><br />None of this suggests an academically professional practice going adopting the stringent requirements necessary for such a body to function.<br /><br />As for 'bringing ridicule on myself', this comment is the first one that's taken umbridge at what I've said here. But I think we clearly differ on the the definition of the term 'unscientific', so that's to be expected.Dean Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15054744507490592341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1440286750138199044.post-67504239755819393982010-12-14T15:10:28.156-08:002010-12-14T15:10:28.156-08:00Hello, Dean, Glad to hear or rather read that you ...Hello, Dean, Glad to hear or rather read that you are a neuroscientist. That means you subscribe to the scientific method. I am relieved. I recently read you post which attempted to discredit chiropractic. I read your diatribe with dismay, however. Dismay that you claim to be a scientist and then promote an antiscientific approach to your assesment of chiropractic! <br />You have actually brought ridicule upon yourself by being unscientific. Chiropractic is not a form of back rub that cures diseases. That is ludicrous! You may be surprised to learn how many universities have chiropractic programs! You will also be surprised to find out how many scientific papers have been written and presented in universities and at scientific forums. You would also be advised to investigate how many peer reviewed journals publish papers written by chiropractors. I suggest that rather than use hearsay and mythology to draw your conlusions about chiropractic, you actually investigate like a scientist. I am a chiropractor as you may have surmised; there, you have sort of met one. I have the legal title "doctor" in Canada. My practice is anything but unscientific. My patients include physicians, surgeons, (even a few scientists) and a broad cross-section of society. They come to me because they understand the value of chiropractic care. In fact, many of my professors were medical, surgical, scientific types! So there you have it. Do your research!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com