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A united statement of the global chiropractic research community against the pseudoscientific claim that chiropractic care boosts immunity.

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Côté, P; Bussières, A; Cassidy, JD; Hartvigsen, J; Kawchuk, GN; Leboeuf-Yde, C; Mior, S; Schneider, M ...
Published in: Chiropr Man Therap
May 4, 2020

BACKGROUND: In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the International Chiropractors Association (ICA) posted reports claiming that chiropractic care can impact the immune system. These claims clash with recommendations from the World Health Organization and World Federation of Chiropractic. We discuss the scientific validity of the claims made in these ICA reports. MAIN BODY: We reviewed the two reports posted by the ICA on their website on March 20 and March 28, 2020. We explored the method used to develop the claim that chiropractic adjustments impact the immune system and discuss the scientific merit of that claim. We provide a response to the ICA reports and explain why this claim lacks scientific credibility and is dangerous to the public. More than 150 researchers from 11 countries reviewed and endorsed our response. CONCLUSION: In their reports, the ICA provided no valid clinical scientific evidence that chiropractic care can impact the immune system. We call on regulatory authorities and professional leaders to take robust political and regulatory action against those claiming that chiropractic adjustments have a clinical impact on the immune system.

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Chiropr Man Therap

DOI

EISSN

2045-709X

Publication Date

May 4, 2020

Volume

28

Issue

1

Start / End Page

21

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Societies, Medical
  • Pneumonia, Viral
  • Pandemics
  • Manipulation, Chiropractic
  • Immunization
  • Humans
  • Coronavirus Infections
  • Chiropractic
  • COVID-19
  • 1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
 

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Côté, P., Bussières, A., Cassidy, J. D., Hartvigsen, J., Kawchuk, G. N., Leboeuf-Yde, C., … 140 signatories# call for an end to pseudoscientific claims on the effect of chiropractic care on immune function, . (2020). A united statement of the global chiropractic research community against the pseudoscientific claim that chiropractic care boosts immunity. Chiropr Man Therap, 28(1), 21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-020-00312-x
Côté, Pierre, André Bussières, J David Cassidy, Jan Hartvigsen, Greg N. Kawchuk, Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde, Silvano Mior, Michael Schneider, and Michael 140 signatories# call for an end to pseudoscientific claims on the effect of chiropractic care on immune function. “A united statement of the global chiropractic research community against the pseudoscientific claim that chiropractic care boosts immunity.Chiropr Man Therap 28, no. 1 (May 4, 2020): 21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-020-00312-x.
Côté P, Bussières A, Cassidy JD, Hartvigsen J, Kawchuk GN, Leboeuf-Yde C, et al. A united statement of the global chiropractic research community against the pseudoscientific claim that chiropractic care boosts immunity. Chiropr Man Therap. 2020 May 4;28(1):21.
Côté, Pierre, et al. “A united statement of the global chiropractic research community against the pseudoscientific claim that chiropractic care boosts immunity.Chiropr Man Therap, vol. 28, no. 1, May 2020, p. 21. Pubmed, doi:10.1186/s12998-020-00312-x.
Côté P, Bussières A, Cassidy JD, Hartvigsen J, Kawchuk GN, Leboeuf-Yde C, Mior S, Schneider M, 140 signatories# call for an end to pseudoscientific claims on the effect of chiropractic care on immune function. A united statement of the global chiropractic research community against the pseudoscientific claim that chiropractic care boosts immunity. Chiropr Man Therap. 2020 May 4;28(1):21.
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Published In

Chiropr Man Therap

DOI

EISSN

2045-709X

Publication Date

May 4, 2020

Volume

28

Issue

1

Start / End Page

21

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Societies, Medical
  • Pneumonia, Viral
  • Pandemics
  • Manipulation, Chiropractic
  • Immunization
  • Humans
  • Coronavirus Infections
  • Chiropractic
  • COVID-19
  • 1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine