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JVSR Research Update - March 4, 2002Reader ResponseLetter to Time Magazine Dear Leon,
Letter to Time Magazine
I am a Chiropractic spouse and Chiropractic assistant. I did indeed write a letter to the devil of Time. My letter was not as long as yours, but still made some similar comments. I'm on your side and I share your passion for Chiropractic. We may be small in numbers compared to the rest, but we make a huge statement. Keep up the good work and thanks for your letter. I learned a lot, that will help me to better educate our patients, they know the truth, for the truth shall us free. Phyllis Frase Dr. McCoy, May I quote you? "The existence of subluxation and it's acceptance is
spelled out in explicit detail by published policy statements of
chiropractic organizations as well as the federal and state laws
regulating the practice of chiropractic". I'm sure the Vatican has just as many legal documents from Galileo's
time telling the faithful that the sun orbits the earth. Does this make it
so? "...his (Jaroff's) statements are akin to saying that dental caries do
not exist". Do dentists have any problem identifying caries with 99.9% accuracy
throughout their entire profession? Can chiropractors identify the
presence and absence subluxations in the same way? If so, reference
please. Until then, please forgive us for our skepticism but rest assured, we
admire you for your powers of persuasion over legislators. Tony
Good Afternoon Matt, Thanks for sending that little bit along. May I commend you (again) for your detailed manner of letting Mr. Jaroff know just how far off base his "reporting" is. I still am lost as to why journalists seem so eager to point out our flaws (both real and imagined), yet are reticent to celebrate our daily miracles of health restoration and maintenance. I suppose it is the same reason you never see a front page headline stating "beautiful baby born at home today", or "young boy helps old lady across the street"...negativity and fear-mongering seems to sell. Regarding his "Skeptical Eye". My experience with skeptics is they take NOTHING at face value, and are open-minded enough to challenge what they have been presented with, and check out ALL angles. You would think that people such as he and others would be just a tad curious to look underneath what appears to be the reality they have been exposed to (by Quackwatchers etc) to find out what is happening on the other side, the side with weird doctors who adjust spines to keep people healthy, challenge the unchallengeable and actually encourage people to use their heads for something other than a hat rack! Thanks for doing your bit to try to open up Mr. Jaroff's bear-trap mind (i.e. cold and closed) a little. Dr. Steven J. Silk PS I will be sending my own (not quite so-well documented) letter momentarily.
Dear Dr. McCoy, Great reply to the times article. I would have to guess regretfully that they have no intention of replying or probably reading it. There are obviously agendas that have no interest in unbiased reporting. Hopefully the public can read between the lines and take it for what it is worth. Regarding the issue of the negative articles about the "subluxation" in JMPT I find that usually the whole issue is based in semantics and what one chooses to call a subluxation. I know we are going to the RAC conference in a week or so, and that is the place where -- no one believes about subluxations, everyone realizes that chiropractic isn't properly researched or proven, and all at the same time call themselves chiropractors. The irony of their dedication is so profound. If "chiropractic researchers" don't believe chiropractic "works" then why do they devote their lives, get paid less than their value, and continue to persevere to build a research infrastructure for chiropractic. I think chiropractic needs to be strong enough to be able to have journals that can be self critical. However, it is always dangerous when there are less than reputables, like Jaroff and Barrett, who are perched waiting for ammunition. How these guys aren't discredited and can continue to be published reminds me of the work of Ernst who continually ignores the facts about chiropractic research and choses to make up interpretations to fit his point of view (discussed at the last RAC6 by Dr. Rosner of FCER). I think the power of chiropractic is building in spite of these challenges, because patents are getting better and telling others. No amount of propaganda can change the fact that someone who has pain and feels better following a chiropractic treatment, will not pay any attention to the writings of Jaroff or Barrett. Warm Regards, Matthew: Excellent response! One point which I think would have been worthwhile mentioning is the fact that procedural risk assessment is carried out on an ongoing basis by professional liability insurance carriers. If we were causing the occurrence of stroke which Leon mentioned none of us could afford insurance. However, on a comparative basis our insurance is pennies to what the MD's pay. Why because we don't kill people and they do! That is the bottom line! Chiropractically yours! Dear Editor [Time Magazine], What a shame to see a magazine like Time publish an article such as Leon Jaroff's "Back off Chiropractors". Aside from ignoring all the accumulated scientific research (medical and chiropractic) over many years, he is unaware of the help that so many people worldwide have received from Chiropractic adjustments. New Zealand was one of the first countries in the world (1979) to conduct a 2 year governmental investigation into the validity and efficacy of chiropractic. This investigation known as "Chiropractic in New Zealand Report 1979", was prompted by hundreds of thousands of signatures from a grateful public, demanding governmental recognition of the science of Chiropractic. This extensive study not only researched chiropractic in New Zealand, but gathered data from North America. One of the conclusions stated; "15. Tens of thousands of patients have gone through chiropractors' hands in this country. They have apparently suffered no ill effects. We have no doubt that every effort was made to locate verifiable cases of harm caused by chiropractors. The conspicuous lack of evidence, that chiropractors cause harm or allow harm to occur through neglect of medical referral can be taken to mean only one thing: that chiropractors have on the whole an impressive safety record". (P78 Chiropractic in NZ Report of the Commission of Inquiry 1979) It would be to the credit of "Time" that you print many of the letters of your readers, who will have written their objection to Mr. Jarroff's misinformed and erroneous article. Sincerely Dear Editor, I recently became aware of your article about Chiropractic and it's detractors latest claims about huge risk factors associated with our form of health care. In spite of a century of service that has afforded millions of citizens with appropriate and affordable resolution of spinal and nerve system disorders. Without drugs of surgery. Without iatrogenic disease, medical misadventure, or malfeasance. Rest assured that daily, a growing number of Americans continue to refer their friends and families to their competent and capable Drs. of Chiropractic. In fact it is occurring in every civilized country in the world! In spite of over 100 years of the best attempts of the medical profession and their slime to contain and or eliminate Chiropractic, they continue to fail. Has TIME ever published a positive article about Chiropractic? I'd sure be interested to know and if not, millions of your readers could be served by doing so. Dr. Michael Breneman Note to Time Magazine...
Tim Graves, DC -- Broomfield, CO I sent this off. Hope it helps. They can't ignore us forever. This war has gone on since the 1920's and will go on till Jesus returns. As long as journalists, magazine editors prefer financial gain (and big time) rather than the truth, idiots like Barrett will be heard. The drugs companies and their pushers (M.D.'s) spend advertising bucks every month plus perks. Rather than pussyfoot around with responses to the "editor" for fairness in reporting, let's take out ads that tell the truth in their magazines instead of ours, (some of us know the truth (and it's not in nutritional products, foot levelers, ad nauseum but in pure chiropractic (specific as B.J. proved in research). I hate to suggest this, but I'm afraid it is true, how about the editors in our own profession (who butters their bread and how much of the TIC do they have in them? Matt, we need to turn up the heat in our profession and let that fire burn within them first and let it spread in our local communities. If the truth stirs up the mixers and straights, so be it and Amen. Remember those in Russia, remember our roots, the Sacred trust from B.J. Palmer, and YES, even remember the Alamo. There is a war on and it's time again to be willing to go to jail for the TIC and sick patients that want to get well not just treated or "adjusted". We in the TIC must pick up the banner, sound the alarm and charge the enemy, even if it is within the chiropractic profession. Do you have the persuasion for such a time as this? If not, do something else. When you are in Washington, DC for the summit meetings, read this letter to the Senators and other significant others. Believe me, they will not be surprised, they live it everyday. I admire their guts and persistence, unlike many in our profession. Enuf said? I think not, I am just beginning. If this letter disturbs and bothers you, great, I got to you and you are still alive and open to the truth. I will be thinking of you today as a leader in our profession. remember that leaders are to lead...... In Love with ChiropracTIC and chiropracTORS
Hi there, Here is the letter that I wrote regarding the "Back Off, Chiropractors" article. Wow! What an article! I am thoroughly impressed by this journalist! He really proved to me how ignorant he is about Chiropractic and the entire health care industry. It seems as though he did not take the time to research that the third leading cause of death in our country is medical malpractice. I am sure the neurologist failed to mention that at their convention. Don't talk about the safety of Chiropractic with stats like those, which by the way, came from Harvard University. Obviously this well researched journalist did not take the time to learn about the Veterans Bill that was just signed into law by President Bush last month finally giving access to our Veteran to receive chiropractic care. Not only that, but the President signed the Bill which enabled Veterans to receive chiropractic care for the correction of "Subluxations." I guess this high acclaimed journalist didn't want to take the time to research why many Chiropractor are outspoken against Vaccines. The latest research from the one of the autistic foundations notes that Vaccines are amongst the leading cause of Autism in America. Now, researcher are linking the dramatic increase in asthma and allergies to the hefty numbers of shots jabbed into our kids. Perhaps he did not hear about the current upheaval in England over the MMR shots and how the Prime Minister Blair seems to have become silent when questioned whether or not his son has received the controversial shot. Can problems happen in a chiropractors office? Of course they can. Better be careful when you go to the beauty saloon. There is an increase risk of strokes there too. In fact they call them "Beauty parlor stroke". It happens from getting your hair washed in those sinks that cause you to hyper-extend your neck. Wonder why our wonderful Time writer did not mention that? As far as nutritional supplement, enzyme therapy and balancing body energy, this author makes it seem like chiropractors are the only ones doing these things. Take a look in your own community and you will be surprised as to how many Medical Doctors have left the traditional mainstream medicine. Do names like Depak Chopra and Andrew Weil sound familiar. These two medical doctors are world renowned for the holistic approach using many of the aforementioned therapies. Stop trying to debunk a healing art that has already gone to court against the AMA and proved itself. Mark Z. Soccio, D.C.
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