Chiropractic clinic offered referral kickbacks.

Demographic survey of pediatric patients presenting to a chiropractic teaching clinic

BACKGROUND Considering the increasing use of alternative therapies for children, it is appropriate to determine the demographic profile of pediatric patients entering a chiropractic clinic. METHODS Collection of demographic data including age, gender, condition at presentation, previous clinicians consulted and medical referral rates of pediatric patients presenting to a chiropractic teaching...

Kickbacks and self-referral.

Contribution of chiropractic therapy to resolving suboptimal breastfeeding: a case series of 114 infants.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe the circumstances, clinical features, role, and results of chiropractic management of infants who were referred to a chiropractic clinic for failure to adequately feed at the breast. METHODS Clinical case series of 114 infant cases of hospital-diagnosed or lactation consultant diagnosed feeding problems that were treated with chiropractic th...

Kickbacks and self-referral.

Survey based investigation into general practitioner referral patterns for spinal manipulative therapy

BACKGROUND In the UK Physiotherapy, Chiropractic and Osteopathy are all statutory regulated professions. Though guidelines have supported the use of Spinal Manipulative Therapy (SMT) for low back pain (LBP), General Practitioners (GP) referral patterns to the 3 registered professions that perform SMT are generally unknown. METHOD A short questionnaire was designed and piloted. Demographic inf...