Tag: chiropractic treatment of children
The Washington Post Takes on Baby Chiropractic
A recent Washington Post article takes on baby chiropractic and...it isn't terrible! In fact, I've seen many that are a lot worse. Still, sadly, there is an unfortunate and undeserved false balance that should have been cut from the first draft.
A 2-Month-Old Infant Seriously Injured by Chiropractic Neck Adjustment
A young infant was severely injured by unnecessary chiropractic neck adjustments for a benign condition.
A Very Serious Book Review: The Heroic Adventures of Kid Ki’ro
An Australian chiropractor has written a children's book extoling the virtues of the profession in a most elliptical fashion.
Chiropractic Care of an Infant with Erb’s Palsy: Another Worthless Case Report
A recently published case report claims that chiropractic care helped heal an infant's paralyzed arm. In reality, the chiropractor took credit for the natural course of a well-known medical condition and luckily didn't make things worse for the patient.
Chiropractic Management of a Newborn with Abnormal Oxygen Levels
A recently published case report documents chiropractic management of a newborn with low oxygen levels and yes, it's as terrible as you imagine.
Anti-vaccination ideology in chiropractic continuing education and conference (again!)
Yet another chiropractic pediatrics conference features anti-vaccination ideology. Chiropractic institutions approve anti-vaccination CE course content. To protect public health, if chiropractic regulators won't stop this, the states should do it for them.
A Canadian Journalist Calls Out Pediatric Chiropractic Again, and the Canadian Chiropractic Association Responds…Again
The National Post has published another quality article pointing out the absurdity of infant chiropractic care. The Canadian Chiropractic Association's attempt at a rebuttal falls flat.
No. “Big Data” Does Not Support Chiropractic Care for Infants
A new study claims to have used "big data" to help answer the question of infant chiropractic effectiveness, but it's just another collection of anecdotes that adds nothing to our understanding of infant medicine.
Chiropractic Manipulation Under Anesthesia in Infants with Congenital Torticollis: All Risk and No Benefit
It may sound too unethical to be true, but some chiropractors and their conventional medical conspirators are placing infants under general anesthesia for treatment of congenital muscular torticollis
Australia’s Chiropractic Board bans spinal manipulation for children under two pending evidence review
Chiropractic Board of Australia interim policy prohibits spinal manipulation of children under two years old pending expert review of evidence by health authorities. Given the lack of evidence supporting chiropractic treatment of children, it should be banned.