Again, I am no expert in ANY medical field... sick networks are my domain (pardon the pun). Many (if not most) problems that I encounter are self inflicted, and quite a few of them arise from techno-phobes trying to extend their grasp of what is happening. Nothing helps these people more than a generous dose of hope followed by wondrous helpings of success.
This phenomenon is single handedly driving the "supplement" industry. Ask any Shaklee or Amway devotee about "their" success with popping mega doses of those vitamins. Even faith healers rely on our ability to heal ourselves when our angst is fully dealt with.
While I am glad that your daughter can now equalize, I do not ascribe to the theory that spinal manipulation was the actual cure. I do believe that a more likely theory is that the good doctor was able to calm her fears down and increase her confidence that she could do it. Of course, scientific studies showing the other theory as true can change my mind. Until then, it appears that like snake oil, it's just the power of positive thinking that generated the results.
BTW, for what it's worth, I have helped a good number of students from other instructors who could NOT equalize at all. Patience and confidence building have always prevailed. I have yet to be skunked and have never needed the assistance of a doctor OR a chiropractor.
You say the proof is in the pudding... thats a pretty simplistic method of scientific reasoning. It would appear that you are telling me that the bowl is responsible for the pudding's existence and using the results to bolster your claim. I contend there are other theories as to how the pudding came about. Some are more accurate than others.
FWIW, there is no way for DocV to devine any other intent than what you posted. Don't say one thing and then expect us to interpret it differently for you. This is the same reasoning that leads you to think that the bowl is responsible for the pudding.
As for the difference in the insurance premiums... you know, I don't think faith healers have to pay much at all. Are you then infering that they must be next to perfect in how they heal people? Or could it be that their exposure to litigation is limited by the very nature of the ills they treat? IOW, a mistake during brain surgery would more likely have a greater fall out than a simple spinal manipulation.
Indeed, chiropractors are valid, viable and needed health care providers. This is not about them. This is about a claim that does not seem plausible or even reasonable. A few of us would like to see the results of any repeatable study to verify this implausible claim. Until then, I remain highly skeptical about any benefits to the eustachion tubes and the ability to "clear" them that might arise from spinal manipulation.
This phenomenon is single handedly driving the "supplement" industry. Ask any Shaklee or Amway devotee about "their" success with popping mega doses of those vitamins. Even faith healers rely on our ability to heal ourselves when our angst is fully dealt with.
While I am glad that your daughter can now equalize, I do not ascribe to the theory that spinal manipulation was the actual cure. I do believe that a more likely theory is that the good doctor was able to calm her fears down and increase her confidence that she could do it. Of course, scientific studies showing the other theory as true can change my mind. Until then, it appears that like snake oil, it's just the power of positive thinking that generated the results.
BTW, for what it's worth, I have helped a good number of students from other instructors who could NOT equalize at all. Patience and confidence building have always prevailed. I have yet to be skunked and have never needed the assistance of a doctor OR a chiropractor.
You say the proof is in the pudding... thats a pretty simplistic method of scientific reasoning. It would appear that you are telling me that the bowl is responsible for the pudding's existence and using the results to bolster your claim. I contend there are other theories as to how the pudding came about. Some are more accurate than others.
FWIW, there is no way for DocV to devine any other intent than what you posted. Don't say one thing and then expect us to interpret it differently for you. This is the same reasoning that leads you to think that the bowl is responsible for the pudding.
As for the difference in the insurance premiums... you know, I don't think faith healers have to pay much at all. Are you then infering that they must be next to perfect in how they heal people? Or could it be that their exposure to litigation is limited by the very nature of the ills they treat? IOW, a mistake during brain surgery would more likely have a greater fall out than a simple spinal manipulation.
Indeed, chiropractors are valid, viable and needed health care providers. This is not about them. This is about a claim that does not seem plausible or even reasonable. A few of us would like to see the results of any repeatable study to verify this implausible claim. Until then, I remain highly skeptical about any benefits to the eustachion tubes and the ability to "clear" them that might arise from spinal manipulation.
