Guest guest Posted November 11, 2000 Report Share Posted November 11, 2000 On the theme of quackery, I visited my dentist the other day for a tooth ache (for which there is apparently nothing wrong - though my C1-2 is terrible and has been for some time so I am suspicious of it as the cause). He was wearing on his elbow one of those magnigicent $320 AUS magnets!! Apparently it was to help his " tennis elbow " because he couldn't make it to the physio regularly. It was supposed to do this by " interrupting " C fibre conduction. I was surprised that a learned man had opted for this. It seems that science doesn't matter for people who are desperate to get better (or I " m paying him too much for my dental consultations!). Maybe I should get one of those magnets for my tooth! --- Epsley PHYSIOTHERAPIST Northside Sports Injury Centre Brisbane, Australia. e-mail: physio@... Get FREE Email/Voicemail with 15MB at Lycos Communications at http://comm.lycos.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 There are those who " pray " for the sick and there are those who " prey " on the sick. " Quacks " use misinformation to " prey " on the desperate and gullible. These two links concerning " quackery " are informative, educational and humorous. I hope you enjoy them and maybe have a good laugh. http://www.museumofquackery.com/devices/devindx.htm http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/spotquack.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Note: Hopefully, my post on quackery is appropriate for this group. (If you need to edit it; it's okay.) The fear that disease generates makes provides fertile ground for quacks. By the way, the Musseum of Questionable Medical Devices is quite interesting and located at the Science Museum Of Minnesota in St. . (Had to make that plug for our local science museum.) http://www.smm.org/visit/collections/ Cheers, > > There are those who " pray " for the sick and there are those who " prey " on the sick. " Quacks " use misinformation to " prey " on the desperate and gullible. > > These two links concerning " quackery " are informative, educational and humorous. I hope you enjoy them and maybe have a good laugh. > > > > http://www.museumofquackery.com/devices/devindx.htm > > http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/spotquack.html > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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