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Latest
News -Updated regularly by AVC as information comes available.
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June 2008 - Canadian woman sues
Chiropractor in record breaking class action for $500m. This money is
not just for herself (she is paralysed) but for anyone in the state of
Alberta, Canada who has been injured or treated by chiropractors who deliver
"inappropriate and non-beneficial adjustments".
click here for
the legal stuff. |
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click here for the human stuff (her
website) |
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AVC
would be interested in how Underwriters in Chiropractic Professional
Negligence Insurance market in the UK view this lawsuit!!!. |
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April 2008 - AVC in the news |
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Frances Denoon (AVC) took part in
a BBC Inside Out (southwest) documentary about a
former Chiropractor currently suspended by the GCC. AVC gained some
publicity in that our awareness group and website featured in the TV
article. |
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Daily Mirror article "Is
alternative medicine just a load of hocus pocus?" by Charlotte Haigh.
AVC is mentioned along with Frances Denoon's injury in this article.
click here to read. |
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February 2008 |
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Book just published by Rose
Shapiro " Suckers - How Alternative Medicine makes fools of
us all" AVC is mentioned in one chapter on manipulative therapies. |
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November 2007 - Recent
articles in the national news. |
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"Painkillers and a walk are best for back pain"
Read this
article from The Times .
click here. |
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Chiropractors 'are waste of money'
Read this article form
the Telegraph.
click here.
Safety of
Chiropractic Manipulation of the Cervical Spine:
Published by Spine.
Click here to read summary report. Chiropractic advocators ask UK
Chiropractors have they seen any adverse events following treatments. They
all said "No". So what is all the fuss about!!. |
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February 2007 - Read
our 6 year commentary and review of the current thoughts about
Chiropractic in the UK. Click
here |
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November 2006. The GCC attempt to
answer our questions albeit in their "vague" style. AVC will critic the
answers and post our thought here soon. AVC has scanned the original letter
response here. Click for each page.
Page 1 0f 3;
Page 2 of 3;
Page 3 of 3; |
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October 2006 . We ask the
questions that need to be asked!. Can the General Chiropractic Council
answer them without ambiguity?
click here to read our letter. |
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May 2006 - - ex Chiropractic student
Phillip Moroney says he has evidence of exam cheating at the Anglo
European College of Chiropractic in Bournemouth. Phillip has involved the
GCC in his complaint but they have concluded that there is no case to
answer. Phillip want's to make his case public and is sharing all his
evidence with those who wish to have it. email us if you have an interest
in this news item. " AVC feel that chiropractic
students do not have sufficient training in respect of adverse events
(side effects) with neck manipulation and the broad medical knowledge
of assessing patient risk . This position can only be worsened
if Colleges and the GCC are not upholding the strictest standards of
education" |
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April 2006 -
following media interest on the RSM report in March 2006 - see below, we
had a huge influx of emails and contacts from " victims" and
journalists picking up on this story. Read
Daily Telegraph story by clicking this link. "
off course the General Chiropractic Council and Chiropractors will
see this reporting as inappropriate and misleading. Interested readers
should go to the GCC website and read their reaction. Click here to
redirect to www.gcc-uk.org/."
says AVC |
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August 2005 - Read
the GCC's response to our questions on the attached link (GCC's response
is in read).
click here to read |
Article in FACT from Edzard
Ernst, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPEd is Editor-in-Chief of FACT
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October 2004 |
The GCC response letter
14 October 2004 regarding "research" can be accessed by
clicking the pages listed below. Alternatively, for ease of reference, we have extracted the
GCC's answers and inserted into a copy letter - click
here to read.
GCC Letter 14 October
2004 -page 1 (pdf) &
Page 2 (pdf)
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August 2004 |
AVC writes to the GCC
(General Chiropractic Council) regarding "research" into stroke
complications and neck manipulation by Chiropractors.
click here to read our letter. We ask those awkward
questions to which the answers seems illusive!!
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June 2004 |
AVC has
been contacted by two further females in the UK who consider that neck
manipulation has seriously affected their health. We will report in
detail when we have permission. AVC is becoming more concerned that we are
seeing more Osteopathy manipulations with
complications reported to us.
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June 2004 |
The GCC (General
Chiropractic Council) respond to AVC letter 17 May 2004 (see our letter below
in May 2004).
Click
here to read their response (pdf file) Page 1.
Click
here to read page 2 (pdf)
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May 2004 |
If Neck Manipulation
does not cause stroke - why are there so many
worldwide reported links. click
here take a look at the attached list!!.
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May 2004 |
Action for Victims of
Chiropractic further questions to the General Chiropractic Council (GCC). (Click
here to read our letter 17 May 2004)
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April 2004 |
The GCC (General Chiropractic Council) respond to AVC letter regarding our eight
key questions. Click
here to read the response.
"There is no evidence that neck manipulation
causes stroke" quote GCC - sorry, we at the AVC need a bit
more convincing!.
Warning over 'hair salon stroke' "BBC News Scotland"
Lady suffered a stroke and died after visiting hair salon.
A consultant neurologist at Cumberland Infirmary, David Bateman, said:
"If your neck is stretched and it kinks for a long time - as happens
during hairwashing - you stretch the arteries and if you are unlucky you can
tear them."
Read full BBC
story click here.
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February 2004
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General
Chiropractic Council reply to AVC letter below regarding the key eight
questions. Click here to read the
response. We will have to wait until April GCC Council meeting for their
reponse.
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February 2004 |
Action for Victims of
Chiropractic write to the General Chiropractic Council (GCC) with eight
questions concerning current Chiropractic practices in the UK. Click
here to read our letter. We will off course update with any reply.
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January 2004 |
Frances Denoon and
AVC (Chirovictims.org.uk) in the news 17 January 2004 - see The Times Article
( part only extracted). Click
here to access. Of particular concern is that 95% of Chiropractors
are generally not communicating treatments given to patients to
GP's -see article on link. Why not if there is nothing to hide?.
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January
2004 |
Jury
deals blow to chiropractors
Woman's
strokes linked to neck manipulation
Inquest finds her death
`accidental,' not `natural'
Canadian verdict links
stroke and neck manipulation. read full story from
"The Toronto Star". Click
here to read full article.
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November 2003 |
New UK based website looking at alternative health practices and the
evidence that supports their use. Click
link to visit the site
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November 2003 |
Latest research papers ""Chiropractic spinal manipulation for
neck pain: A systematic review".
It was published last month in The Journal of Pain
and casts doubt on the effectiveness of chiropractic spinal
manipulation: Click
here to view article abstract.
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June 2003 |
AVC are pleased to have
available a useful links page containing a series of papers and articles etc
for and against the benefits of Manipulative Therapies. Other useful
sources & sites available.
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May 2003 |
Article 'Neck
cracking' ups stroke risk by JENNY HOPE, Daily
Mail on the 14th May 2003. Click
here to view
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April 2003 |
Frances Denoon was
contacted by the Charity "Different Strokes"
on the 23rd April 2003. Fran's story appears on the site. Fran was advised
that a Bristol Chiropractic Group where unhappy with her story on the
Charity's site and asked for its removal.!. It appears that the
Chiropractic group allow the Different Strokes
charity to use a room for charitable purposes. The Chief Executive of Different
Strokes says he has asked the Bristol Chiropractic Group to comment on
my story. Different
strokes story link click here
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April 2003 |
AVC where disappointed
that Professor Dame Lesley Southgate - President of the Royal
College of General Practitioners did not respond or acknowledge AVC letter
January 2003. The letter appears further down in this News section.
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April 2003 |
Mr Phillip Moroney
(Former AECC Chiropractic Student) contacted AVC
with an article from the "Times Higher Educational Supplement" published
on the 8th February 2003. Mr Moroney made a complaint about identical
Chiropractor exam questions and casting some degree of doubt over the
credibility of the AECC exam system. Full
article click this link. Mr Moroney has been forced of the AECC
course and is in dispute with the college. We hope to bring you more
from Mr Moroney next month (May 2003).
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March 2003 |
Frances Denoon article in the Mirror Magazine. Action for Victims of
Chiropractic is mentioned, but you will have to look closely to find it. Click
here to view article.
January 2003
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AVC
member Linda Barter tackles Registered Chiropractor Paul Malone in
Birmingham (in open public meeting) on risks of Chiropractic neck
manipulation. When asked if he was aware of stroke
complications from neck manipulation his answer was " I have never
heard of it, anyway more people die taking Aspirin than Chiropractic".
Anyone got the statistics on Asprin !!??. |
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The Department of
Health latest statement on risk of Neck Manipulation. and confirms
rejection for the need for any further studies into Chiropractic.click on the
link to view Letter
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AVC
writes to Professor Dame Lesley Southgate - President of the Royal
College of General Practitioners in anticipation of her address to
the AGM of the College of Chiropractors on the 22nd January 2003. Click on
letter link to view . Letter Link
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November 2002
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A significant victim has come forward to AVC, Ms K from
Cheshire. She has had a right vertebral Artery dissection and stroke in
April 2001 after Osteopath treatment.. She is still in recovery and our sympathy is extended to her
and her family. This case represents one of the most significant cases to
come to light recently. AVC will do all that is possible to help
her. Case details revealed to AVC still underwrite our main aims to
alert the public that Neck Manipulation is dangerous
and needs further urgent review.
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August 2002
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Frances Denoon
tackles the GCC over Chiropractors using Dr. in website adverts etc. GCC's
answer is that "Dr is not a protected
title" . |
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Frances Denoon
requests independent review of Chiropractic neck manipulation through
local MP Steve Webb. |
July 2002
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AVC Member Linda
Barter tells her story to the evening Standard in Birmingham. Chiropractors
say there is "No Danger" |
July 2002
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AVC member writes to
the Stroke Association to enquire on their current views of
Chiropractic manipulation and stroke risk. AVC contacted Eoin Redahan of
the Association in 2000 and they confirmed no knowledge of a link. AVC
will report their response when received. |
April 2002
Sharon Stone admits chiropractic neck manipulation could have caused her
stroke
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"Really
nice to be alive," Stone says - By Ann Oldenburg - USA TODAY
| Sharon Stone says she almost died last year when she was hospitalised for what physicians thought was a brain aneurysm. "We think it's
possible that it was an injury from a horseback riding accident, made
worse by chiropractic adjustments," she says. |
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April 2002
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(name withheld) from AVC discusses Chiropractic treatment risks with the Migraine
Association and asked that they publish in their literature, warnings of
the serious side effects of manipulative therapies. The Migraine
Association took this seriously and met with The British
Chiropractic Association. A new leaflet is in production for issue to
Migraine sufferers as a result. |
March 2002
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The
Mirror March 11, 2002. |
Miriam Stoppard writes in the Mirror "Do Twists put your neck on
the block?". she writes -" possibly,
I'm afraid that the safety of chiropractic treatment is in question"
she writes in answering a readers enquiry into post chiropractic treatment
nausea. She quotes the Canadian research and Professor Ernst survey published
on his UK survey.
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