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From: mef@wucs.UUCP (Mark Frisse)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: RE: Chiropractors
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Date: Thu, 31-Jan-85 07:31:15 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 31 07:31:15 1985
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> [placebo for the bug]
> 
> > 	Not all chiropractors who take x-rays are quacks.
> In fact, since back pain can be caused by such things as tumors as well as by
> bad alignment (whatever that is), to take an X-ray is the RESPONSIBLE thing
> to do.
> -- 
> Gene E. Bloch (...!nsc!voder!gino)
> Support Bulgarian gajda players.


It depends upon the type of xray. "Whole body x-rays" popularized
by many chiropractors are rather WORTHLESS to evaluate the spine for
tumors.  In addition, giving a poorly-trained health professional
(of any variety) a good x-ray is about as useful as giving a
chimpanzee a good book.

Mark Frisse