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Skeptic or cynic? That is a question!

July 12, 2010
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Skeptic or cynic? That is a question!

(not quite the question, but a question nonetheless) You cannot practise in the UK as a chiropractor unless you are recognised by the GCC as being a chiropractor – irrespective of whether your qualifications or practise methodology are those that would generally be recognised elsewhere, by other chiropractors, and by most people in the...

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Am I a Chiropractor?

July 2, 2010
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Am I a Chiropractor?

I don’t really know what it is supposed to mean “to be a chiropractor”. Or more correctly, I don’t know what it is that would allow me to say to someone who calls themselves a chiropractor: “you’re not a chiropractor!” even if they are registered with the GCC… Statement 1: Despite some people saying...

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An historical concept? Damn right!

June 28, 2010
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An historical concept? Damn right!

Part mischief to this site and part poke-in-the-eye to zeno’s blog this title is nothing short of how I feel about the whole GCC-statement… Thing is, let’s look at what the wording of the GCC’s “controversial activities” could mean: GUIDANCE ON CLAIMS MADE FOR THE CHIROPRACTIC VERTEBRAL SUBLUXATION COMPLEX The chiropractic vertebral subluxation complex...

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Round Up, your general purpose skepticide

June 22, 2010
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Round Up, your general purpose skepticide

Another week has passed and fun was had by all… Blogland has fallen a bit flat the past weekend so not much to report (nothing of interest anyway). So I am going to start with a simple observation: I think it’s really interesting (but I am easily entertained) to notice that there are a...

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It is only just beginning

June 21, 2010
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It is only just beginning

Welcome to the skeptic pit, My name is Stefaan Vossen. I am a chiropractor. I have been practising in Warwickshire since 2003. I have had the good fortune to be born into a family rich in clinical experience of all brands of healthcare and  have made it a part-time mission to go head-to-head with...

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My Tweets

  • @Blue_Wode I see you have been busy last few days,Guardian, Telegraph, I make a living from chiropractic & dont spend as much time on it asU Time ago 3 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode movement is vital for wellbeing how people get their bodies moving is up to them.Some people dont like exercise,its not risk free Time ago 3 Days via Twitter
  • RT @DrEvanHarris: @bengoldacre after all if we criticise a cleric/journalist 4 their views - & we do - we wld reject complnts of bei ... Time ago 5 Days via Twitter
  • Isabelle plantation Richmond park one of most beautiful places in May t.co/5QXVXBYv Time ago 5 Days via Photos on iOS
  • @bengoldacre RCTs suggest that an average person should respond in an average way to an intervention. Tail of bell curve for clinicians Time ago 6 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode @Oscap_ @youtube Thats photoshop Time ago 6 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode some do (catholics) and you believe chiropractors use a form of faith healing, some do, majority dont, we use anatomy &physiology Time ago 7 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode fair enough, lots of christian MDs,surely believing, loving god will get you into heaven, is more odd than anything I believe in Time ago 7 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode thats like me making judgement about you because "skepticalhealh" made idiotic comments to me. Time ago 8 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode I focus on correcting spinal dysfunction and if they have medical conditions, I send them to their GPs for medical treatment Time ago 8 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode well taught at AECC, would love to compare my knowledge of differential diagnosis for spinal conditions with any medical doc Time ago 8 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode This is the point I am making to you, pathology and differential diagnosis are for the practice of medicine not chiropractic Time ago 8 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode the S word is not used at AECC, a very medicalised education,which I strongly opposed,however compares favourably with med school Time ago 8 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode something for your website my tutors in these subjects all had medical backgrounds t.co/sw5Tgsh4 Time ago 8 Days via Twitter
  • @bengoldacre @SLSingh shows how little you know about chiropractic profession& politics in general if you think Joe Blogs hs much influence Time ago 8 Days via Twitter
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