Traumatic spinal cord injury is a devastating condition resulting in significant functional impairment. It is known that spinal manipulation therapy, often used as complementary treatment for presumed ...

I know, I have posted several times on this topic. As the subject is of such fundamental relevance to so-called alternative medicine (SCAM), I want to try yet again and explain the key characteristics ...

A man aged 50 alleged that the medical care and treatment rendered to him by a chiropractor fell below the accepted standard at the time for the average qualified chiropractor. On Aug. 15, 2023, the ...

We have often discussed the fact that chiropractic does not offer an effective option of healthcare. This begs the question, if it's not healthcare, what is it? DD Palmer, the inventor of chiropractic ...

The aim of the present study entitled "Osteopathic manipulation as a complementary treatment for the prevention of cardiac complications: 12-Months follow-up of intima media and blood pressure on a ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the HHS Secretary of the US, despite a long history of the contrary, now often pretends to be not against vaccinations. Yet, his recent actions depict an entirely different ...

Anyone who follows the comment sections of this blog will get the impression that those who presistently question or object to rationalists' views and interpretations see themselves as much as ...

Guest post by Nikil Mukerji In early January 2024, Edzard asked whether the German sceptics’ organisation GWUP had “lost the plot” (here and here). Yes, he said – and there was hardly any hope for it.

This multicentre pragmatic randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of physiotherapy, chiropractic care, and the combination of physiotherapy and chiropractic ...

Today, I ask for your forgiveness for deviating completely from the subject of this blog: this post has nothing to do with so-called alternative medicine (but quite a bit bit with health and survival) ...

I just received an interesting comment by someone who hides behind the name SANDBOX: Technically, your Springer books should have been peer-reviewed, and you should have declared your conflicts of ...

Are chiropractors allowed to call themselves "Dr."? This is a question that we have discussed repeatedly and that remains controversial. I therefore decided to ask GROK. Specifically, I asked: ...