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Frequently Asked Questions: (FAQ=92s): =
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Supporting Documents Scroll To The Top
Q: Isn=92t = this just=20 one competitor making claims about another competitor to gain = advantage in=20 the marketplace?
A: First of all, it is the opposite: My=20 competition has made claims to gain advantage in the marketplace, = but they=20 turned out to be false. Given a choice, would you choose a = NASA-designed=20 product, or one which is not? What if you found out that your NASA = designed product was truly a fake. Would you be upset? Like paying = full=20 price for a Rolex to find out that it is just a cheap imitation? I = did=20 work with Surface EMG at NASA so the claims I make are true. =
It is=20 not I or they who make claims here: It is the US Senate and NASA=20 Headquarters. I was just was asked by the US Senate to provide the = proof.=20
Q: Why did the US Senate and NASA=92s Office of the = Inspector=20 General question me (one in person, the other via mail) with = regards to=20 this case?
A: First of all, let me make one thing clear: = While most=20 are happy with conjecture, I am not. Even though I knew that these = claims=20 were false for over a year, I felt it was important for NASA to = finish its=20 investigation. The point? This is NOT me making claims of = impropriety, but=20 NASA itself admitting that there is no relationship at all between = CLA and=20 NASA, as can be seen in the attached letter from NASA = Headquarters. It is=20 meaningless to make claims that cannot be supported. It is = powerful to=20 have an agency like NASA make a public statement denying any = involvement=20 with CLA and thus Patrick Gentempo.
Q: Why was I asked to=20 investigate?
A: I was contacted by a Chiropractic College = that felt=20 that there was something awry regarding the claims made by CLA = about their=20 product and its roots in NASA technology. Since I worked at NASA = Ames=20 research center, and had access to NASA research databases, they = felt I=20 was the right person to investigate. Secondly, after the case in = Florida=20 where a chiropractor reached out to the entire profession to aid = him in=20 preventing DC=92s in the State of Florida from losing the right to = use=20 Surface EMG equipment, all other=92s ignored his pleas, but I = personally=20 took on the State of Florida and a consortium of 300 = insurers=85myself and=20 one DC, and prevailed. I developed a reputation for never losing = in court=20 because of being good at investigating thoroughly, and never = making claims=20 that could not be supported.
At first, I read them = over(the=20 claims) and thought "who would make such claims if they were not = true".=20 They almost had me also, but I investigated further. They used = Boston=20 University=92s name freely in the articles, making wild claims = about their=20 Chief Engineer and how he directed this research when the only = published=20 research he was associated with had to do with hamsters or some = type of=20 rodent. I figured Boston University must be aware of this, and it = was=20 probably fine, but I decided to investigate further. What I found = was=20 shocking, and involved a year and a half investigation where I was = even=20 interviewed by a former Secret Service agent (and bodyguard for = Ronald=20 Reagan) all the way up to the US Senate.
Q: What was the=20 result?
A: It turned out, the NASA claims could not be=20 corroborated, as this work was that of several famous researchers, = and CLA=20 was not involved at all. When the U.S. Senate got involved, NASA=20 Headquarters did its own investigation and the conclusion was = simply that=20 CLA=92s product had not been developed at NASA and the claims made = were=20 false.
Q: What did NASA do?
A: NASA removed all the = claims=20 made in its flagship magazine which showcases products developed = at NASA=20 and commercialized ("Spinoff" Magazine). When you go to the = website, there=20 is now a disclaimer showing, under the article title regarding = CLA=92s=20 product "Neurospinal Screening Evaluates Nerve Function", that the = device=20 did not meet the requirements to be a NASA Spinoff.
Q: Who = is the=20 "Space Foundation" and what is their connection to NASA?
A: = There=20 is no connection between the Space Foundation and NASA even though = they=20 make it appear as though there is. In the case of CLA, the Space=20 Foundation simply receives a fixed amount of money yearly for an=20 "exclusive" endorsement. I have a letter from the Space Foundation = clearing MyoVision for a Space Foundation endorsement, as the = MyoVision is=20 a true NASA Spinoff, but was told in writing that CLA had already = paid for=20 an exclusive endorsement. It is my opinion that The Space = Foundation has=20 become a "sell out". They at once, had a desire to endorse only = NASA=20 technologies: Now they endorse anything at all for what appears to = be for=20 financial reasons.
Q: How does this affect the Chiropractic = Profession?
A: This would not be such a big deal if it were = not=20 promoted to thousands of chiropractors (see the "Press Release = from the=20 Space Foundation"). It effectively entices the public into = chiropractic=20 care using false claims. This is serious, because the courts have = been=20 clear: If a chiropractor makes false claims about a product, he or = she=20 cannot, in their defense claim ignorance, or that they were simply = repeating the claims of the manufacturer: Each doctor by law is = required=20 to evaluate the claims themselves, and is legally responsible for=20 committing fraud if the statements they use to encourage patients = to=20 utilize their services is false. We already saw two chiropractors = jailed=20 for this and two receive $25,000.00 fines in CA over another = product with=20 false NASA claims.
Q: What should we do?
A: First of = all, it=20 is time we drop the "fraternity" mindset about our profession, and = simply=20 police ourselves and show the world that we will always do the = right=20 thing, and not accept as members of our profession those who make = false=20 claims. It is up to you: Do you want to be associated with those = that make=20 up false claims, making our profession look as snake oil salesmen? = If you=20 don=92t, then ban all products and services by these individuals = to make=20 certain you are not associated with them. You CAN make a=20 difference.
Secondly, for those who are publicizing the = false NASA=20 claims or implied NASA claims through any press releases that = claim that=20 any product have NASA ties when it does not, remove all claims = from your=20 website or marketing materials. Doctors have already received = warnings to=20 stop using these materials in states that are "proactive" about = such=20 matters. The MyoVision NASA claims are not false, as I did in fact = work at=20 a NASA facility and performed work there utilizing Surface = EMG.
Q:=20 What are the long term affects of the results of this = investigation?=20
A: There are none if we act quickly and police from within. In = a down=20 economy, the last thing we need is bad publicity. Therefore by = showing the=20 world that we can and will police from within, we bolster our = reputations=20 not destroy them.
Q: Isn=92t = this just=20 one competitor making claims about another competitor to gain = advantage in=20 the marketplace?
A: First of all, it is the opposite: My=20 competition has made claims to gain advantage in the marketplace, = but they=20 turned out to be false. Given a choice, would you choose a = NASA-designed=20 product, or one which is not? What if you found out that your NASA = designed product was truly a fake. Would you be upset? Like paying = full=20 price for a Rolex to find out that it is just a cheap imitation? I = did=20 work with Surface EMG at NASA so the claims I make are true. =
It is=20 not I or they who make claims here: It is the US Senate and NASA=20 Headquarters. I was just was asked by the US Senate to provide the = proof.=20
Q: Why did the US Senate and NASA=92s Office of the = Inspector=20 General question me (one in person, the other via mail) with = regards to=20 this case?
A: First of all, let me make one thing clear: = While most=20 are happy with conjecture, I am not. Even though I knew that these = claims=20 were false for over a year, I felt it was important for NASA to = finish its=20 investigation. The point? This is NOT me making claims of = impropriety, but=20 NASA itself admitting that there is no relationship at all between = CLA and=20 NASA, as can be seen in the attached letter from NASA = Headquarters. It is=20 meaningless to make claims that cannot be supported. It is = powerful to=20 have an agency like NASA make a public statement denying any = involvement=20 with CLA and thus Patrick Gentempo.
Q: Why was I asked to=20 investigate?
A: I was contacted by a Chiropractic College = that felt=20 that there was something awry regarding the claims made by CLA = about their=20 product and its roots in NASA technology. Since I worked at NASA = Ames=20 research center, and had access to NASA research databases, they = felt I=20 was the right person to investigate. Secondly, after the case in = Florida=20 where a chiropractor reached out to the entire profession to aid = him in=20 preventing DC=92s in the State of Florida from losing the right to = use=20 Surface EMG equipment, all other=92s ignored his pleas, but I = personally=20 took on the State of Florida and a consortium of 300 = insurers=85myself and=20 one DC, and prevailed. I developed a reputation for never losing = in court=20 because of being good at investigating thoroughly, and never = making claims=20 that could not be supported.
At first, I read them = over(the=20 claims) and thought "who would make such claims if they were not = true".=20 They almost had me also, but I investigated further. They used = Boston=20 University=92s name freely in the articles, making wild claims = about their=20 Chief Engineer and how he directed this research when the only = published=20 research he was associated with had to do with hamsters or some = type of=20 rodent. I figured Boston University must be aware of this, and it = was=20 probably fine, but I decided to investigate further. What I found = was=20 shocking, and involved a year and a half investigation where I was = even=20 interviewed by a former Secret Service agent (and bodyguard for = Ronald=20 Reagan) all the way up to the US Senate.
Q: What was the=20 result?
A: It turned out, the NASA claims could not be=20 corroborated, as this work was that of several famous researchers, = and CLA=20 was not involved at all. When the U.S. Senate got involved, NASA=20 Headquarters did its own investigation and the conclusion was = simply that=20 CLA=92s product had not been developed at NASA and the claims made = were=20 false.
Q: What did NASA do?
A: NASA removed all the = claims=20 made in its flagship magazine which showcases products developed = at NASA=20 and commercialized ("Spinoff" Magazine). When you go to the = website, there=20 is now a disclaimer showing, under the article title regarding = CLA=92s=20 product "Neurospinal Screening Evaluates Nerve Function", that the = device=20 did not meet the requirements to be a NASA Spinoff.
Q: Who = is the=20 "Space Foundation" and what is their connection to NASA?
A: = There=20 is no connection between the Space Foundation and NASA even though = they=20 make it appear as though there is. In the case of CLA, the Space=20 Foundation simply receives a fixed amount of money yearly for an=20 "exclusive" endorsement. I have a letter from the Space Foundation = clearing MyoVision for a Space Foundation endorsement, as the = MyoVision is=20 a true NASA Spinoff, but was told in writing that CLA had already = paid for=20 an exclusive endorsement. It is my opinion that The Space = Foundation has=20 become a "sell out". They at once, had a desire to endorse only = NASA=20 technologies: Now they endorse anything at all for what appears to = be for=20 financial reasons.
Q: How does this affect the Chiropractic = Profession?
A: This would not be such a big deal if it were = not=20 promoted to thousands of chiropractors (see the "Press Release = from the=20 Space Foundation"). It effectively entices the public into = chiropractic=20 care using false claims. This is serious, because the courts have = been=20 clear: If a chiropractor makes false claims about a product, he or = she=20 cannot, in their defense claim ignorance, or that they were simply = repeating the claims of the manufacturer: Each doctor by law is = required=20 to evaluate the claims themselves, and is legally responsible for=20 committing fraud if the statements they use to encourage patients = to=20 utilize their services is false. We already saw two chiropractors = jailed=20 for this and two receive $25,000.00 fines in CA over another = product with=20 false NASA claims.
Q: What should we do?
A: First of = all, it=20 is time we drop the "fraternity" mindset about our profession, and = simply=20 police ourselves and show the world that we will always do the = right=20 thing, and not accept as members of our profession those who make = false=20 claims. It is up to you: Do you want to be associated with those = that make=20 up false claims, making our profession look as snake oil salesmen? = If you=20 don=92t, then ban all products and services by these individuals = to make=20 certain you are not associated with them. You CAN make a=20 difference.
Secondly, for those who are publicizing the = false NASA=20 claims or implied NASA claims through any press releases that = claim that=20 any product have NASA ties when it does not, remove all claims = from your=20 website or marketing materials. Doctors have already received = warnings to=20 stop using these materials in states that are "proactive" about = such=20 matters. The MyoVision NASA claims are not false, as I did in fact = work at=20 a NASA facility and performed work there utilizing Surface = EMG.
Q:=20 What are the long term affects of the results of this = investigation?=20
A: There are none if we act quickly and police from within. In = a down=20 economy, the last thing we need is bad publicity. Therefore by = showing the=20 world that we can and will police from within, we bolster our = reputations=20 not destroy them.
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