Extra! Extra! The Kinsinger Report on Chiropractic

No I am not talking about the Kinsey Report, though I do hope this report is as widely viewed! I would encourage all bloggers to check out Dr. Bill Kinsinger's report on the history and practice of chiropractic. It can be viewed by going to the University of Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Sciences or directly at this link (be patient the file may take a litttle time to load).   For those bloggers that think I am belittling all chiropractors I will refer to Samuel Homola, DC who I qoute from an excellent commentary published in the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy- "Until the chiropractic profession as a whole is properly defined and specialized, and its practitioners uniformly limited in use of acceptable treatment methods, across the board cooperation between evidence-based manual therapists and chiropractors is not feasible."

Tim

Comments

[Dave]

We at the University of Oklahoma just completed another successful Spinal Manipulation Update course series with Peter Gibbons and Philip Tehan. The Kinsinger Report on Chiropractic was included in the program. We also viewed a recently televised special report on chiropractic posted at:

http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/MyFox/pages/sidebar_video.jsp?contentId=5888684&version=1&locale=EN-US

Each of the persons interviewed in the special report is included in the Neck911USA database of stroke survivors and families of those who did not survive.

[Herb Newborg]

Dear Future Doctors of Physical Therapy,

Most of this propaganda espoused by Bill Kisinger is patently false and deceptive. You may notice the good doctor repeatedly prefaces his disparaging comments with “in my opinion as a layperson”. He stands before you as a credentialed MD, yet has to qualify his anti-chiropractic rhetoric and mistruths because he could be de-licensed for making these false statements in his official capacity as a licensed MD.

An independent (not conducted or funded by any chiropractor or chiropractic organization) population-based, case-control and case-crossover study published in the prestigious scientific journal Spine found no evidence of excess risk of VBA stroke associated chiropractic care compared to primary care.

The study is available here:
http://www.spinejournal.com/pt/re/spine/abstract.00007632-200802151-00019.htm

The scientific evidence shows chiropractic to be safe, contrary to what Bill Kisinger would have you believe. The balance of his presentation was as inaccurate as his statements regarding safety. Think for yourselves, check the facts and you will arrive at the truth regarding the integrity and professionalism of our nation’s chiropractors. Do not be misled by propaganda espoused by someone with a hidden agenda.

Sincerely,
Herb Newborg
President
Chiropractic America

[rileys]

Herb:
You stated, “An independent (not conducted or funded by any chiropractor or chiropractic organization) population-based, case-control and case-crossover study published in the prestigious scientific journal Spine found no evidence of excess risk of VBA stroke associated chiropractic care compared to primary care.”
First of all this statement is inaccurate. Two of the authors were Chiropractors including the lead author. Secondly the jury is still out on cervical manipulation and stroke. Other studies suggest that there may be a link:
Miley ML, Wellik KE, Wingerchuk DM, Demaerschalk BM. Does cervical manipulative therapy cause vertebral artery dissection and stroke? Neurologist. 2008 Jan;14(1):66-73. Review.
Kawchuk GN, Jhangri GS, Hurwitz EL, Wynd S, Haldeman S, Hill MD. The relation between the spatial distribution of vertebral artery compromise and exposure to cervical manipulation. J Neurol. 2008 Mar;255(3):371-7. Epub 2008 Jan 15.
Gouveia LO, Castanho P, Ferreira JJ, Guedes MM, Falcão F, e Melo TP. Chiropractic manipulation: reasons for concern? Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2007 Dec;109(10):922-5. Epub 2007 Sep 29.
Leon-Sanchez A, Cuetter A, Ferrer G. Cervical spine manipulation: an alternative medical procedure with potentially fatal complications. South Med J. 2007 Feb;100(2):201-3.
Dittrich R, Rohsbach D, Heidbreder A, Heuschmann P, Nassenstein I, Bachmann R, Ringelstein EB, Kuhlenbäumer G, Nabavi DG. Mild mechanical traumas are possible risk factors for cervical artery dissection. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2007;23(4):275-81. Epub 2006 Dec 29
Chen WL, Chern CH, Wu YL, Lee CH. Vertebral artery dissection and cerebellar infarction following chiropractic manipulation. Emerg Med J. 2006 Jan;23(1):e1.
Ernst E, Canter PH. A systematic review of systematic reviews of spinal manipulation.
J R Soc Med. 2006 Apr;99(4):192-6. Review
Haneline MT, Lewkovich GN. An analysis of the etiology of cervical artery dissections: 1994 to 2003. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2005 Oct;28(8):617-22. Review.
Rubinstein SM, Peerdeman SM, van Tulder MW, Riphagen I, Haldeman S. A systematic review of the risk factors for cervical artery dissection. Stroke. 2005 Jul;36(7):1575-80. Epub 2005 Jun 2. Review.
Smith WS, Johnston SC, Skalabrin EJ, Weaver M, Azari P, Albers GW, Gress DR.
Spinal manipulative therapy is an independent risk factor for vertebral artery dissection.
Neurology. 2003 May 13;60(9):1424-8.
Rothwell DM, Bondy SJ, Williams JI. Chiropractic manipulation and stroke: a population-based case-control study.
Stroke. 2001 May;32(5):1054-60.
Another Chiropractor in this same prestigious journal stated, “Our results suggest that adverse reactions to chiropractic care for neck pain are common and that despite somewhat imprecise estimation, adverse reactions appear more likely to follow cervical spine manipulation than mobilization. Given the possible higher risk of adverse reactions and lack of demonstrated effectiveness of manipulation over mobilization, chiropractors should consider a conservative approach for applying manipulation to their patients, especially those with severe neck pain.” See link http://www.spinejournal.com/pt/re/spine/abstract.00007632-200507010-00003.htm;jsessionid=LLrTkv0RJzSTtvPC6HpQ3hxn58KTT2dNgRm2tvHkdqhh6pk401R0!670793751!181195628!8091!-1

[wendell]

Whiplash is caused by an abrupt jerking motion of the head, either backward or forward, and often occurs as a result of a car accident. Can also occur with sudden fall, riding a roller coaster, etc.

[Wendy]

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[gilbert chiropractor]

Your article helped me to know the history of chiropractic treatment. University of Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Sciences has all the information about chiropractic history and practice.

[gilbert chiropractor]

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[Chiropractor dacula]

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[bend oregon chiropractor]

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