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Chiropractic (Consumer Health Library) Hardcover – November 1, 1995

by George Magner (Author), Stephen Barrett M.D. (Editor)

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In this well-researched and fully documented analysis of the claims and benefits of chiropractic, Magner, with significant input from scientifically oriented chiropractors, measures the profession against the careful scientific standards and consumer protection requirements.

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252 pages
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English
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Prometheus
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November 1, 1995
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6.23 x 0.93 x 9.27 inches
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157392041X
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978-1573920414
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Not since Ralph Lee Smith's 1969 landmark work, At Your Own Risk, has a full-length book for the consumer been offered on the subject of chiropractic. Chiropractic: The Victim's Perspective is an up-to-date, well-researched, and documented analysis of the claims and benefits of chiropractic. With significant input from scientifically oriented chiropractors, Magner measures the profession by both scientific and consumer-protection standards.

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George J. Magner, III, received a bachelor of science degree (magna cum laude) in biology from Columbus College, Columbus, Georgia, in 1972 and spent a year as a graduate research assistant at Auburn University. He then worked for three years as a clinical laboratory technician and for eleven years as a biological research technician for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In 1991, after concluding that chiropractors had permanently injured him, he founded Victims of Chiropractic, a support network and clearinghouse for information about chiropractic's hazards. Mr. Magner's royalties from the sale of this book have been donated to the National Council Against Health Fraud for use in public education.

Stephen Barrett, M.D., a retired psychiatrist, is a nationally renowned author, editor, and consumer advocate. He has been collecting information about chiropractic for more than twenty-five years. He is a board member of the National Council Against Health Fraud and chairs its Task Force on Victim Redress. His thirty-eight books include The Health Robbers: A Close Look at Quackery in America; The Vitamin Pushers: How the "Health Food" Industry ls Selling America a Bill of Goods; Reader's Guide to "Alternative" Health Methods; and four editions of the college textbook Consumer Health: A Guide to Intelligent Decisions.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Prometheus (November 1, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 252 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 157392041X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1573920414
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.32 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.23 x 0.93 x 9.27 inches

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Kate

CHIRO’S CAN CURE ANYTHING????? WHAT

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2022

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I am a skeptic. If someone makes incredible claims, I want to see proof before believing their assertion. I have been extremely leery of chiropractors for many years and I have personally had a few bad experiences with a some of them. I think the final final straw for me was when a chiropractor told a dear friend of mine that he can help her from having a miscarriage. My poor friend has lost 4 babies. The chiropractor claimed by straightening her spine that can somehow keep her from having a miscarriage. To me, that is pure evil. To prey on a desperate young couple is about as low as you can go. I thought I had heard every crazy claim by chiropractors that you could imagine, but I drove by a local chiropractor and the sign in the window said he could help with Autism, bedwetting, and ear aches. NONE OF THESE CLAIMS ARE EVEN REMOTELY POSSIBLE. I wish these type of claims were the exception, but sadly they are not. One more thing. NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER, let a chiropractor CRACK YOUR NECK!!!!!! Chiropractors “claim” that adjusting your neck is “safe” and they tell you that you have about a 1 in 1,000,000 chance of a neck injury/stroke taking place. The high velocity thrust used in cervical manipulation can produce significant strain on carotid and vertebral vessels. In other words, if the chiropractor causes a tear in your carotid artery you are in great danger of thrombus formation, ischemic stroke, paralysis, and even death. GOOGLE Katie May death. I will also tell you that there are probably a heck of a lot more deaths from neck cracking than the chiropractic board is telling us. If a patient comes into the emergency room, how many doctors are going to ask if the stroke patient had a chiropractic adjustment of their neck recently? I’ll bet that not too many doctors ask that question.

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JKR

spot on!!!!!!!!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2012

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This book is spot on!!!!!!! Chiropractors are allowed to refer to themselves as doctor or, worse yet, physician, only due to the ineptitude and corruption of government. Chiropractors are snugly in bed with lawyers, an affiliation which costs each and every one of us dearly. This group (another malignancy in our society) gives chiropractors their dirty legislative power. These two groups combine to cost our society billions!!!!!!!!
I am all for a holistic approach to health, including both conventional and alternative approaches. But PLEASE!!!!!!!educate yourself as to who you are dealing with. For example, chiropractors call themselves doctor and physician even though their education nowhere comes close to equaling others who can legitimately claim a doctoral level education. Chiropractors also call themselves acupuncturists after taking a few weekend seminars, while true acupuncturists complete a more lengthy educational program than chiropractor school, then they take a (legitimate) board certification exam. Chiropractors are (unethically, incompetently) practicing medicine in many states because state legislators too ignorant and corrupt to do anything about it. If you know your butt from your elbow as far as health science, you can tell, after listening to to or reading chiropractor language, that they are dangerous quacks!!!!
Chiropractic education is meager, and apparently focused on marketing, legislative aggression and bashing of other groups. I have always thought that if anyone had anything respectable and worthwhile to offer me, their presentation should focus on an honest representation of the positives they had to offer, not on exaggerated claims regarding themselves as well as slandering others. Chiropractors blatantly fail this test.

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Lorne

The Chiropractic profession is is not big on evidence and they are fine without 'scientific proof'

Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2016

Other people have criticized the biased nature of the book and its anecdotal nature. The Chiropractic profession is is not big on evidence and they are fine without 'scientific proof'. But without the scientific method (which has its own flaws) you tend to count your hits and not your misses. There is no regulated way of reporting adversity or side effects or missed diagnosis. There are bad drugs that are made by 'BIG PHARMA' but eventually the truth will surface due to the reporting in medicine. So how are we to know if their are any issues with the Chiropractic technique? So case study and anecdote is all there is. The explanation of the implausibility of the technique is also instrumental in allowing a rational minded person to make an informed decision about using Chiropractors. I would never

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That's how good this book is at exposing this quackery (and I ...

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2010

Obviously the low ratings of this book are by chiropractors. That's how good this book is at exposing this quackery (and I use the term quackery as it is defined by Google dictionary: "Quackery is the promotion of unproven or fraudulent medical practices.")

Chiropractic is based on pure myth, i.e. the myth of the "chiropractic subluxation" which has never been shown to exist. Any anatomy book can show this. It is rather remarkable that chiropractic can still be around after so much evidence has been gathered against their claims. Chiropractic did not earn licensing back in the 1950s through demonstrating that it could help people, but by political means.

The late George Magner has written an invaluable resource for anyone considering whether or not to try chiropractic. You will learn that this trade (not "profession," as health care professions have standards of care) carries serious physical and financial risks for its customers.

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Tatiana Ribeiro Novais

I am so glad that i read this book before wasting time

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2017

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This is a thorough and well written book that has explained to me the insincerity of Chiropractic. I am so glad that i read this book before wasting time, energy and money on delusional fanatics and / or greedy conartists. Thank You Mr. George Magner.

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