Upper Cervical Specifically Cited As Dangerous By PTs
January 29, 2009 by drhambrick
Filed under Upper Cervical in the News
Have you seen this from the Seattle Times?
At least the law states that PTs may not perform chiropractic adjustments, but is this another step towards phasing out any association between chiropractors and MDs?
The PT organizations also alluded to “…concerns raised of injury resulting from manipulation of the upper cervical spine. By contrast, within the physical therapy profession studies have been published on effective methods for addressing neck pain by manipulating the thoracic spine, where less risk exists.”
Sounds like they are doing all they can to alienate us and cow towing to the MDs.
Objective efficacy studies, like the one conducted by Dr. Kirk Eriksen, are more necessary now than ever before.
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Brandon Harshe on Fri, 30th Jan 2009 10:52 am
This is ridiculous, obviously. I’m still a student, but everyone out there in practice, definitely help out Dr. Erickson with the safety efficacy study. We need all the back-up we can get!
Stephanie Woo on Fri, 20th Feb 2009 5:59 pm
Clearly the Chiropractic profession is striking a cord with the PT’s, and i’m almost certain they have never had a specific upper cervical adjustment before.
I encourage everyone to read Dr. Erin Elster’s case reports
or the upper cervical nucca study on hypertension by visiting
http://www.ucrf.org/
or for knee chest specific upper cervical:
http://www.thespecific.com
Stephanie Woo
Candidate for Doctor of Chiropractic 2009
jared kohler DC on Sun, 13th Nov 2011 7:47 pm
the PTs would benefit if they focused on PT and leave the advanced art of atlas adjusting to chiropractors. In Washington
State, PT’s have lobbied to have the spinal adjustment included in their scope of practice. Not surprisingly, their efforts are consistently denied as PT’s simply do not have the training of the Doctor of Chiropractic in the area of spinal adjustment and certainly NOT in the delicate upper cervical region. ONLY highly trained upper cervical chiropractors are qualified to deliver this adjustment with precision and their safety record is exemplary.