Subject: Re: Carpel Tunnel Surgery

From: "Bruce M. Freeman" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 22:17:10 -0500

Franklyn, and others:

        Let me state the case AGAINST chiropractors as simply and clearly
and unprejudiciously as possible:  
        Like all things, there's a governing body of knowledge and a working
hypothesis (I won't call it a "theory") behind chiropractic.  Chiropractic
teaches that "mallocutions" (sp?) of the spine are responsible for ALL the
body's ills - including those that might possibly be thought of as the
MIND's ills.  This means that a chiropractor who follows what he's been
taught, practices a doctrine that liver disease can be cured by adjusting
your spine.  Anyone who truly believes this is a quack.    
        The catch-22 for chiropractors, however, is if they DON'T believe
this, then they are not truly practicing chiropractic!  Do you want to have
your health tended by a person who's studied for years a technique that
teaches "X", but who doesn't BELIEVE what he's been taught?  Then why did he
study it?  Something's wrong here!  
        How would you feel if your medical doctor told you he didn't really
believe that blood is pumped by the heart and circulates in the veins?
...or that he didn't believe in "germs"?
        Now, I'm quite aware that chiropractors DO effect cures.  I'm also
aware that faith healers affect cures.  I am furthermore aware that sugar
pills affect cures.  Affecting cures proves nothing.  It is my personal
opinion that chiropractors rely on the fact that massage can affect some
wonderful cures.  So go to a masseur.

        So do what you want, but please don't make me contribute (via my
health insurance) to your chiropractic bills.

        Next diatribe:  Homeopathic medicine vs. the teachings of Avagadro!
Stay tuned.

        Bruce

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>I know the feelings toward Chiropractics are often mixed, but a good 
>Chiropractor (as opposed to a Quackopractor) can do a lot to help carpal 
>tunnel non surgically.  A recent study put them in the 90 percentile 
>success rate with no surgery.  Since tendons, muscles and joints are 
>their stock and trade, this is something they are eminently qualified to 
>do.  Now, as far as curing liver disease.............
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From: Steve Smith <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 96 9:25:20 MST

Nice diatribe Bruce. Fits my sentiments, but then I'm an engineer..

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