Comments on: CAM Research – Much Ado About Nothing

By: Zelocka

Zelocka — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:55:26 +0000

Sorry but I would need to see the details on the studies. The AP story is way too broad and while I agree that most claims are total crap (vitamin C being a big example of a completely useless supplement outside of scurvy),

I dislike blanket statements being dropped when specific studies are more useful. Also without the details there is no way to tell how accurate these studies are. Just because they are government funded doesn’t mean they have enough of a group to be statistically accurate or have all the secondary factors controlled or even that there methods of testing success are correct. Then again I have the same issue with drugs that are FDA approved. :p

By: HHC

HHC — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:56:41 +0000

artfulD, I am not a D.C. or an M.D. I’m just Jane Q. Citizen.

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By: artfulD

artfulD — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:29:47 +0000

Sports physicians don’t ordinarily support chiropractic voodoo, so if you’re implying you’re an M.D., you’re not fooling anyone.

By: HHC

HHC — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:08:02 +0000

artfulD, I am not a chiropractor. A sports physician has a M.D.

By: artfulD

artfulD — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:24:04 +0000

The use of the word malign was deliberate. It’s known by the more astute as a play on words.
Any reason why you, being a chiropractor, asked the question and then decided NOT to recommend chiropractic. Or is “sports physician” a euphemistic term for same?

By: HHC

HHC — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:18:51 +0000

Malign means to speak ill of, your word choice is improper. I could suggest a sports physician.

By: artfulD

artfulD — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:13:23 +0000

Malign it further with chiropractic?

By: HHC

HHC — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:08:15 +0000

Yoga does involve hyperextension. If you succeed in positioning yourself into yoga postures, you will move vertabrae segments out of the normal alignment. The question then becomes what do you do after you have misaligned the spine with exercise?

By: HHC

HHC — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:27:27 +0000

Yep, yoga is good for you especially when you have tendonitis in your shoulders from too much exercise and you hold the plank position for a prolonged time:-D