Reply #6: Cured by a Crunch

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=P8&xml=/health/2006/03/23/hosteo21.xml


Both sides examined in this piece-- Remember that with a "review" of other studies, it is quite easy to self select certain studies out of the review by manipulating the criteria on which studies will be selected, and which not.

No surprise then that the professor's findings have been roundly rejected by chiropractors and osteopaths alike, who have criticised both the methodology of his research and his conclusions, and accused him of waging a campaign against practitioners.

"This report is misleading," says David Byfield, head of the Welsh Institute of Chiropractic at the University of Glamorgan. "Ernst has said spinal manipulation is not effective for an aggregate of diverse conditions, and for some reason he has included back pain alongside infant colic, allergies and asthma.

"Very few of our patients come to us with infant colic. They come with headaches and back and neck pain, for which spinal manipulation can be very effective."

This article was a straight news article until the end, when the author recounted her own experience with a chiropractor.

The freeing up of my upper back sent signals to my nervous system that abruptly altered the blood supply, said Savory, which was why I suddenly felt lighter and more flexible. Two weeks on, my back feels fantastic. Spinal manipulation may not be for everyone but it worked for me.