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"Real Doctors"
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I've been a medical doctor for the past 28 years and I along with many of my colleagues refuse to refer patients to chiropractors because we know that the practice of chiropractic is based on concepts that are not scientific.
Dr. Mirtz and Dr. Smith's objectives along with thos...
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Fred Springmeir, M.D.
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Harrison Won't Kiss & Make Up!
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More Slanted Editorials
A recent editorial (July 2004) by Don Harrison in his free tabloid, Clinical Chiropractic, titled “Kiss and Make Up?? Not me,” clearly showed the animosity against raising the educational standards in this profession.
I find his attitude ironic from a man wi...
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Is ChiropracTIC a Cult?
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You may wonder why some of our skeptics think chiropracTIC is a cult when they hear these ridiculous "So What?" statements like ADIO, BOOP, Innate, "a body without nerve interference works better than a body with a bullet in its head," and other ol' chiro cliches that have been passed on for decades am...
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JC SMITH IS PATHETIC
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Dear So called Chiropractor JC Smith,
1. Its pathetic you have to come up with childish web sites bashing Dr. Rondberg.
2. Dr. R is a Chirohero and you - well on your own personal web site you brag about having a modality machine (pathetic).
3. Having Dr. R turn into Darth Vader, you h...
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ChiroChamp
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Jul 29, 2004
by ChiroChamp
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Edwards on CJ and TR
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It's refreshing to see the ACA past Chairman, Big Jim Edwards, has cleared the air about the ruse of the shamWCA and it's dictator, Terry Rongberg. The ACA's recent denunciation of the WCA as a phony org might make the ICA wake up to realize it's in bed with a vendor-driv...
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Discs & Nerve Supply
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Disc have a Nerve Supply:
Bogduk, Mendel, etc among others
Not only were there nociceptor fibers, which propogate signals which are associated with pain, but there are also mechanoreceptors, and these mechanoreceptors are responsible for proprioceptive activity. So, the bodies awaren...
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Patrick M. Aiello D.C.
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Ignore Rongberg
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Dear College Presidents:
The recent dialogue between Dr. Joe Brimhall and the Evil Vendor Terry Rongberg was brought to my attention, and I feel you all are owed an apology for the incessant nonsense that emanates from the mouth of this rogue publisher. It's a time consuming war of words that TR wag...
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JC Smith
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Stretching of Nerve Fibers
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Stretching of Nerve Fibers
Adverse Mechanical Tension on the spinal cord
Changes in nerve function associated with stress, a study by Wall in 1992 found that at 6% strain, the amplitude of the action potential had decreased by 70% at one hour and 12 % strain was completely blocked at one hour an...
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Patrick M. Aiello DC
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Aug 1, 2004
by Patrick M. Aiello DC
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NERVE COMPRESSION
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Nerve Compression: The Garden Hose Theory
What evidence is there between nerve compression and nerve physiology??
AMA made claims in the 70's said there was no way that a subluxation could possibly result in enough nerve pressure to alter the function of the nerve. And that's because, studi...
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Patrick M. Aiello DC
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Aug 1, 2004
by Patrick M. Aiello DC
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Vertebral Subluxation Complex (VSC)
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As to the question it does or doesn't exist, I am very much in favor of utilizing two organizations definitions of the the Vertebral Subluxation. The first is the Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC) Definition from their position paper in July 1996 which states
"Chiropractic is Co...
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Patrick M. Aiello D.C.
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Aug 1, 2004
by Patrick M. Aiello DC
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Saddened
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Wow, the anger on this sight is amazing! At first I was just going to ignore and move on but then I kept thinking about a Chiropractor or even a student that may be searching for information so I decided to post.
A little background. I graduated from TCC. While there I was very active in SACA(VP for a ti...
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Dr. Russ Anderson
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Chiropractic Assistants as Whistleblowers
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Chiropractic Assistants as Whistleblowers: An Invitation to Activism Are you in doubt about the chiropractic profession? Are you a CA who has doubts about the ethics of what is happening where you work? Has your employer attempted to enlist your support in getting patients to receive unnecessary...
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Paul Lee
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Why Did You Choose This Profession?
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Dear Drs. Smith and Mirtz:
Why have you chosen to become members of the chiropractic profession? Obviously you are both very passionate about practicing your brand of healthcare and one can only applaud your commitment to defend your definition of chiropractic. However one also h...
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Gaston Henry, D.C.
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"Straight Chiropractic"
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My name is Dr. Smithmeir and I am a mixer. Like many of my mixer friends I am quite confused when it comes to the subject of chiropractic. I want so badly to be a medical doctor and to follow the allopathic protocols of modern organized medicine but unfortunately my chi...
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"Broken Back"
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Jun 18, 2004
by Timothy A. Mirtz DC MSE CHES
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Cancel your subscription
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One of the things you can do to help stop Romberg’s embarrassing and fanatic representation of the chiropractic profession is to cancel your subscription to the journal
– the fewer subscribers, the lower the value of the advertising.
Cancel your subscription today!
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The Profit
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Jun 15, 2004
by Steven Hauf, DC
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