Intro to Chiropractic Care - Biophysics Basics

[SFChiroDoc]

Great video! FYI - Dr. Cardinal of Cardinal Chiropractic is one of the only CBP doctors in San Francisco!

[88Revanius]

Having the sentence "Biophysics Basics" in the title is highly misleading

[smurfarooney2003]

biophysics the science that uses the laws and methods of physics to explain biology

[DrJohnMadeira]

CBP is one of the best techniques in chiropractic! There is little to no risk involved with the few xrays that are necessary to have a CBP evaluation.

[delangio123456789]

There is always risk with accumulated radiation exposure. The primary issue with that you said is the word necessary. You simply forgot the prefix, un. Thus, the radiation exposure is not warranted and unethical from both the financial and health perspective of your patients.

[papabanks]

i disagree. first because it's not "accumulated radiation exposure" because of the word you neglected to analyze: FEW. the FEW xrays that are necessary do not "accumulate" to any risk or danger, period. it's as simple as getting dental work done - a necessary procedure.

"prescription before diagnosis is grounds for malpractice."

xrays provide the foundation needed to begin diagnosis.

[delangio123456789]

It is ignorant to suggest that some radiation exposure does not contribute to a life time of accumulated exposure. The evidence of the risks of radiation exposure is ridiculously clear and valid.

Yes, sometimes x-rays should be used, but only when they are needed. But as I have stated, the x-rays used with this technique lead to inconsequential findings.

I can tell that you truly believe these diagnostic procedures are valid. Just check out the literature, and read what I've typed below.

[papabanks]

"The evidence of the risks of radiation exposure is ridiculously clear and valid."

sorry friend, but that i am seeing only one study that supports your opinion. to believe that it is "ridiculously clear and valid" there must surely be other studies supporting this....

[delangio123456789]

Here are a few to get the ball rolling for you.

Hal, P. 1991. Cancer risks after medical radiation.Medical Oncology. Vol. 8, No. 3, pp 141-145

John D. Boice, Jr., Dale Preston, Faith G. Davis and Richard R. Monson. 1991. Frequent Chest X-Ray Fluoroscopy and Breast Cancer Incidence among Tuberculosis Patients in Massachusetts Radiation Research, Vol. 125, No. pp. 214-222

[papabanks]

any chance you've got something a little more recent than 1991?

technology and research has come a long way.

[delanghesean]

If you come across this video, PLEASE READ MY COMMENTS...scroll down and read them from bottem to top.

Do not be fooled, do not let CBP practioners expose you to excessive radiation.

[delanghesean]

but they do so without any evidence of their own (beyond what is published by the founder of CBP or is published in the journal owned by the founder of CBP). Based on their beliefs, CBP practioners are justifying refuting conclusive scientific evidence, exposing patients to excessive harmful radiation, and taking money from the patients in the process.

[delanghesean]

Essentially, they are false positive findings. The CBP system as a hole fails to take into account the functional capacity as well as the adaptability of the human MSK system. We do not need to be in a narrow range of skeletal alignment in order to function properly; our bodies simply are not that fragile. CBP not only refutes the evidence against them,

[delanghesean]

no correlation between postural changed and the occurrence of pain or degenerative changes. In addition, the CBP needs to explain why individuals suffering from very severe postural changes, such as those with scoliosis, do not have an increased incidence of disease that goes beyond the mechanical problems they face. So what exactly are CBP practioners trying to treat? These postural evaluation guided treatments do not prevent pain, they do not prevent degenerative changes.

[delanghesean]

For instance, the range of postural positions that CBP claims to be abnormal is far more restricted then what many other studies have shown to be normal. In addition, other studies have shown that even if there is a significant postural change, there is still no connection between this and pathology in that patient. For instance, in a study conducted over a 10 year period in the c-spine on asymptomatic patients, it was found that there was absolutely no correlation

[delangio123456789]

Gore DR. Roentgenographic findings in the cervical spine in asymptomatic persons: A ten-year follow-up. Spine 26:2463-2466, 2001.

One of man studies- you should come across many more by doing a broad search in SPINE or JMPT. Thanks for the critical interest, it's the only way patient care can improve!

[delanghesean]

The first, and most significant defect with this study is the unjustifiably high levels of radiation exposure that patients are subjected to. The CBP practioners claims that (a) these postural assessments are necessary to cure diseases, and (b) this radiation is not only risk free, but it is potentially helpful. These claims ignore a huge body of scientific evidence to the contrary.

[delanghesean]

CBP is garbage. There is no credible evidence that the technique works beyond what is published either by Harrison or in Harrison's journal. It is techniques like this that give chiropractic a bad name.

[teddysim78]

lol you are pathetic so fuk off!

[xrayrockstar]

Great to see CBP on Youtube!