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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 02:59 PM Original message |
Spinal manipulation 'has no benefit for back pain' |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. that has not been my experience |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Masturbating helps too. Seriously. And it's free. n/t |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. sex has been proven effective re: pain management |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Except for headaches--- orgasm and... |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. I see a chiro around once a month. |
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Christa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. It is called the Placebo effect. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. That was even the consensus of Quackwatch. |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Ah yes, quackwatch |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:29 AM Response to Reply #12 |
35. That's an ad hominem |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 11:03 AM Response to Reply #12 |
41. So you don't consider evidence-based discussion valid? |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. As I said, I see my chiro for lower back pain and that's it. |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Chiropractors do so much more than just spinal manipulation |
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Christa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. I 100% agree |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. Agreed that homeopathy and acupuncture are bogus. |
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Christa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 05:02 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I have been to a chiro |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 05:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. If there was no improvement, then I wouldn't go either. |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 08:56 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Study Shows Acupuncture Trumps Standard Care for Back Pain Relief |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:24 AM Response to Reply #20 |
34. Acupuncture has been used in China for centuries |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:55 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. The argument 'used in ' for centuries amounts to squat. |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 04:04 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. But the difference is that acupuncture works |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 06:16 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. My analogy isn't faulty, your case is. |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
7. If chiropractic doesn't work for you, |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 03:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Yep... |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 03:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Umm... |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Funny, if it doesn't work, |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 08:22 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Because any claims about its potency aren't supported? |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:15 AM Response to Reply #25 |
33. But the FDA requires a scrip for it! |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:53 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Could you provide a link to what you're talking about? |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Ummm.... |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 08:24 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. There's no reason why it should be a 'perk.' |
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Christa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 05:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. The voice of reason! |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. If we're forced to buy health insurance, |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
47. Well, there's one way to begin to reduce wasteful health care expenses. |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
8. Hmmmm... no mention of the different kinds of back pain, and... |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Bingo! |
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nickinSTL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
24. you know, I don't much care if it's a placebo effect |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
28. Hydrocodone and Flexeril washed down with moonshine works very well. |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 11:10 AM Response to Reply #28 |
50. Hydrocodone and flexiril did not help my back pain. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
29. indeed. nt |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
30. Ludicrous study design -- this study proves nothing and never could |
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Celebration (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:02 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I would settle |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 07:06 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. "Analgesics alone vs. Adjustjments plus analgesics?" |
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Celebration (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 08:24 AM Response to Reply #31 |
38. corrected |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 10:19 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Right! I didn't catch that. nt |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Perhaps chiropractors could conduct such a study. |
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Celebration (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 05:47 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. actually |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 06:05 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. That's an interesting suggestion |
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Celebration (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 06:33 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Yes, of course n/t |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:38 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. That's how I feel, too |
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OllieLotte (495 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
49. I have had way too much experience that has proven to |
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