re Multiple Sclerosis The Greatest Medical Mistake thread

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Hi Jenne,

You have good instincts. I felt the same way.

As I also live in Queensland, Australia I was able to perform an online search of our white and yellow pages but I've been unable to locate Mr Noel Patten as a residential or business name. Also had a quick look through the Natural Therapies and Chiropractors on the Sunshine Coast without success.

This was a quick search - not definitive - but it's not looking good.

Regards,

Cris

1. Re: Multiple Sclerosis The Greatest Medical Mistake Posted by: " McLeavy" jennemcleavy@... jennemcleavy Date: Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:40 am (PDT)Hi, Pete. I reviewed this website and would love to believe that curvature of the spine, along with misaligned hips and chronic neck pain, could be the root of my MS evil. I have had a "crooked" spine since I was 16 and used to go to a chiropractor regularly... unfortunately, the person's website unnerves me. If you have to use size 36 pt. font and underline, bold, and color every sentence on a website, it just comes across as quackery or a sales pitch. That's too bad, because I'd love to believe that there's some truth to it. Jenne

Re: Multiple Sclerosis The Greatest Medical Mistake thread

Re: Multiple Sclerosis The Greatest Medical Mistake thread

Here's some related information in the form of an extract (see below).

It was added to my database in September 2004,

Cris

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MS & Parkinsons-Possible Link to Injury

JVSR.Com Article Abstract

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MS & Parkinson's Disease Research

Original ResearchEighty-One Patients with Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinsons DiseaseUndergoing Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care to Correct VertebralSubluxation: A Retrospective Analysis L. Elster, D.C. Bio[August 2, 2004, pp 1-9]--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Objective: The objective of this article is threefold: to examine the roleof head and neck trauma as a contributing factor to the onset of MultipleSclerosis (MS) and Parkinsons disease (PD); to explore the diagnosis andtreatment of trauma-induced injury to the upper cervical spine through theuse of protocol developed by the International Upper Cervical ChiropracticAssociation (IUCCA); and to investigate the potential for improving andarresting MS and PD through the correction of traumainduced upper cervicalinjury. Data from 81 MS and PD patients who recalled prior trauma,presented with upper cervical injuries, and received care according to theabove protocol arereviewed. -

Clinical Features: Each patient was examined and cared for in the authorsprivate practice in an uncontrolled, non-randomized environment over afive-year period. Of the 81 MS and PD patients, 78 recalled that they hadexperienced at least one head or neck trauma prior to the onset of thedisease. In order of frequency, patients reported that they were involvedin auto accidents (39 patients); sporting accidents, such as skiing,horseback riding, cycling, and football (29 patients); or falls on icysidewalks or down stairs (16 patients). The duration between the traumaticevent and disease onset varied from two months to 30 years.

Intervention and Outcome: Two diagnostic tests, paraspinal digitalinfrared imaging and laser-aligned radiography, were performed accordingto IUCCA protocol. These tests objectively identify trauma-induced uppercervical subluxations (misalignment of the upper cervical spine from theneural canal) and resulting neuropathophysiology. Upper cervicalsubluxations were found in all 81 cases. After administering treatment tocorrect their upper cervical injuries, 40 of 44 (91%) MS cases and 34 of37 (92%) PD cases showed symptomatic improvement and no further diseaseprogression during the care period.

Conclusion: A causal link between trauma-induced upper cervical injury anddisease onset for both MS and PD appears to exist. Correcting the injuryto the upper cervical spine through the use of IUCCA protocol may arrestand reverse the progression of both MS and PD. Further study in acontrolled, experimental environment with a larger sample size isrecommended.

Key Indexing Terms: upper cervical spine, chiropractic, Parkinsonsdisease, Multiple Sclerosis

http://www.jvsr.com/abstracts/index.asp?id=205

The full text of this article may be obtained through the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research website (JVSR.Com) @ www.jvsr.com