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Inside Chiropractic: A Patient's Guide (Consumer Health Library) Hardcover – August 1, 1999

by Samuel Homola (Author), Stephen Barrett MD (Author)
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While chiropractic can provide quality treatment for certain types of back and neck pains and related problems, many health-industry professionals and patients are under the impression that the practice can be used as a method for restoring and maintaining overall health.


Inside Chiropractic is a clearly presented, practical guide that explores the facts and falsehoods of chiropractic from the view of a doctor with more than forty years of experience in the field-a noted authority on the safe use of chiropractic to treat physical pain. Dr. Samuel Homola unleashes a startling critique of the well-established belief that chiropractic can treat infection and disease.


Citing the shaky opinions and anecdotal evidence that support chiropractic treatments for a wide range of illnesses, Dr. Homola states, "Many chiropractors believe that correction of misaligned vertebrae can restore health and that regular spinal adjustments are essential for maintaining health. There is no definitive, scientific evidence to support such a theory."


Inside Chiropractic provides essential information to consumers, physicians, insurance carriers, and all concerned with the field on the origins of chiropractic, doctor education, choosing a good chiropractor, "sense and nonsense" in the practice, alternative healing, problems and questions that remain in chiropractic, and more.
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  1. Print length
    270 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Prometheus Books
  4. Publication date
    August 1, 1999
  5. Dimensions
    5.62 x 0.8 x 8.4 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1573926981
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1573926980
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Samuel Homola, a practicing chiropractor for forty-three years, is the author of eleven other medical books including Backache: Home Treatment and Prevention. In addition, he has written for Cosmopolitan, Consumer's Digest, Scholastic Coach, Chiropractic Technique, Chiropractic History, Archives of Family Medicine, and many other publications.


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 Books; 1st edition (August 1, 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 270 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1573926981
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1573926980
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.62 x 0.8 x 8.4 inches
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  • Lauren E. Pomerantz
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Read for Those Contemplating Chiropractic
    Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2000
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    This book is a well reasoned and rational discussion of the origin of chiropractic, its belief system, its practices, where it is irrational, where it is contraindicated, and where it can actually do some good.
    The use of case studies is particularly well thought out. People like to read case studies. The application of theories is always more interesting than the theories themselves. Examples of instances where chiropractic manipulation was able to provide real relief for people suffering from cramped muscles, the effects of poor posture, and locked joints was useful. The cases where Dr. Homola did not treat were also useful. For example, one woman came to him for manipulation for pain. In taking her history he discovered she had had cancer. He referred her to her physician who passed her along to an oncologist, who confirmed that her cancer had metastasized. How a competent chiropractor can help when he recognizes the limits of his ability and what is within and outside his scope of practice will be useful to those contemplating chiropractic.
    Dr. Homola spent his life trying to reform chiropractic from the inside out. He suffered greatly for it. Besides the disparaging comments from his colleagues and the isolation he must have felt, I'm sure he suffered financially. (Frankly, I'm sick of hearing how the medical community is trying to keep alternative medicine out because they are greedily hogging the people's money. Dr. Homola is an example of how true the reverse is. It is almost always easier to earn money dishonestly than honestly.)
    Dr. Homola has integrity, though, and his book should be required reading for those contemplating a visit to a chiropractor and especially anyone considering becoming a chiropractor.
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  • Jeffrey Bee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Book is an objective evaluation.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2019
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    As a Chiropractic patient for almost 30 years, I learned a lot from this book. Although some things simply confirmed my previous suspicions. As the book indicated, after a several adjustments to correct your acute back pain problem, most of the additional adjustment appointments serve no valid medical purpose---although they do help maintain the practitioner's cash flow. Claims to cure and prevent all sorts of other diseases from cancer to the common cold have never been substantiated.
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  • DC
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nice, eye-opener book about mostly dubious profession. A must-read for anyone considering going to a Chiropractor!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2016
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    I like the honesty of the author. He is a chiropractor himself but he had enough "balls" to come out and say that many people in his profession are utter charlatans and con artists. It was very helpful for me to basically verify what I was suspecting all along.

    BUT, if you're not scientifically/skeptically minded, you will hate this book. So take my word for it.

    I have a chiropractor in the family that is constantly bragging about how many people he helps every time I run into him. He may be helping some, I'm not denying it entirely, but at the same time the guy seems to be "pushing" all kinds of weird woo-woo ways that he does so. He also seems to believe himself in all kinds of weird un-scientific stuff. Still, as he is a good bread-winner in the family we all seemed to have been bathed his BS. But I, as being a somewhat skeptical person, was also questioning his techniques. For instance, when he introduced acupuncture to his clinic, I was very skeptical to how sticking needles into someone's skin can help with their health, etc. It's just one example to spare you all the details.

    So thanks to the author for sharing all the details. The book can be somewhat dry at times, but I appreciate reading all the nuances and the history of the chiropractic "profession." I would've given it 5-stars only if it was available in the audio-book version. It would've saved me some time.
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  • Jeremy Montanez
    1.0 out of 5 stars Looking inti being a Chiropractor
    Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2012
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    I am very dissapointed with this book. Im 28 yes a little old but have always been interested in Healthcare but not MD. Way to much math and school. This author has no business in this field. He should go back to school and become an MD or a status quo Dr whose only in it for the money helping the greedy insurance or Pharmacy company's. Iv taken Pysch meds and pain meds all my life and what did they do???? get m addicted. nothing more. Luckily Iv found a religion and a frame of thought and I am all for anyone wanting to see a DC or any kind of alternative Dr because these are the guys who really do care about there patients well being and not just the money money money. I applaud anyone wanting to be or has a general DC that they do on a regular basis. Shame on this author for continuing this profession while all hes doing is bashing th hell out of it trying to convince people to not trust DC's or study to be a DC. Shameful!!!
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  • K&S
    5.0 out of 5 stars Case 2 was the same experience that I had with the chiropractor that hurt me 😥
    Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2023
    I Went to the ER after a chiropractor visit now I have hearing loss , Face nerve damage ,PTSD , And vertigo.
    Please Do your research and Be careful.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Case 2 was the same experience that I had with the chiropractor that hurt me 😥
    Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2023
    I Went to the ER after a chiropractor visit now I have hearing loss , Face nerve damage ,PTSD , And vertigo.
    Please Do your research and Be careful.
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  • Jockeye
    2.0 out of 5 stars Mark Train was right
    Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2007
    Mark Twain once warned about reading medical books, that one can die from a misprint. Had he encounter someone like Barrett, he might have issued this warning: be careful of quack-busters, you can die from terminal misinformation.
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  • Mary Harper
    5.0 out of 5 stars A useful guide for evaluating chiropractors
    Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2000
    I found "Inside Chiropractic" very useful in answering my questions about the chiropractic profession. I have had good results with chiropractors when I have back pain. But I was always puzzled about why so many chiropractors offered back adjustments as a treatment for colds, asthma, and other types of ailments. This book clearly explains why chiropractors should not treat organic disease and why they should not be primary care physicians. It is a devastating expose of the bad side of chiropractic. I recommend this book for anyone who is considering chiropractic care and who wants to steer clear of the nonsense associated with chiropractic treatment. "Inside Chiropractic" tells you how to distinguish a good chiropractor from a bad one when seeking chiropractic treatment for back pain.
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