posted 09-15-2009 10:37 PM =
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Of late and after years of brutal criticism, JC Smith has hopped =
in bed=20
with Gentempo.=20
In a sudden & senseless reversal, Smith points to Gentempo =
as a=20
character witness against Dr Terry Rondberg.
Because the tension between Gentempo and Dr Rondberg is =
surrounding the=20
efficacy and advertising claims of the Subluxation Station, Smith =
now=20
defends Gentempo and his Subluxation Station in order to continue =
his=20
attack on Dr Rondberg.
Manic in his zeal,Smith plows head first into the most stupid,=20
self-stultifying, logical cul-de-sac. After saying the following =
on his=20
website:
quote:
According to Joseph Ventura, D.C. of VenturaDesigns in his =
letter,=20
=93Static sEMG: Is This Smoking Gun Shooting Magic Bullets or =
Blanks?=94=20
there=92s no real proof that the Subluxation Station can detect=20
subluxations:
=93=85a little more than 11% chance that the readings on =
the sEMG=20
machine are the result of a chiropractic subluxation. If even =
that high,=20
since some authorities think there are even more conditions that =
can=20
contribute to abnormal readings. So, the next time you are using =
sEMG at=20
a spinal screening and you are thinking about using the results =
to=20
explain a clear indication of the presence of a chiropractic=20
subluxation, think again. Unless, of course, you have already =
performed=20
the multi-point differential diagnosis to eliminate the above as =
possibilities.=20
Hardly the =93Certainty=94 the clinician is looking for.=20
This is why I call static sEMG a =93So what=94 technology. =
The results=20
should have no impact on the diagnosis or treatment in the =
office of the=20
average doctor of chiropractic. Show me that a change in EMG =
measures is=20
related to some factor of patient wellness or functional =
improvement.=94=20
and
quote:
Apparently the Subluxation Station is just another effort to =
gouge=20
the patient or insurance company for more money when it may not =
even=20
detect subluxations. But at $40 per visit, this gimmick will =
certainly=20
add to your bottom line even if it=92s seen by some as =
unnecessary,=20
inappropriate, and simply a case of up-coding. Indeed, is it =
clinically=20
necessary to use such instrumentation at all, let alone charge a =
ridiculous fee? Whether it=92s this Subluxation Station or the =
old BJ=20
device, the NCM, or Vern Pierce=92s DTG, are these devices =
accurate and=20
necessary in the standard chiro practice? Probably not!
Smith counters Dr Rondberg by posting Gentempo's defense of =
the=20
Subluxation Station as a NASA derived product and the accompanying =
advertising claims!
http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=3D24499&p=
=3D3&topicID=3D29504598=20
So Smith, in quoting Gentempo, thinks the following is an =
appropriate=20
response to Dr Rondebrg's charge that Gentempo is exceeding =
ethical=20
boundaries in his claims:
Smith via Gentempo:
quote:
Not only have we proven that Mr. Brody was involved with =
NASA=20
research, there is no dispute that patented EMG technology and =
know-how=20
used in the NASA sponsored research cited in the NASA Spinoff =
article=20
was licensed to CLAs manufacturer (Brodys company). The question =
that=20
NASA is reevaluating is whether or not the licensed EMG =
technologies=20
meet the specific technical criteria for NASA Spinoff status. =
Before our=20
competitor (Marcarian) sought to make trouble with NASA, NASA =
did indeed=20
approve the Insight as a Spinoff technology. Please note, all =
this is=20
independent of the Insights Space Certification designation =
which is=20
what you see in our ads and on the label of our instrument.
Now ask yourselves who is being more reasonable here? It's =
clearly Dr=20
Rondberg as Smith violates his own stated principles in order to =
lash out=20
at Dr Rondberg.=20
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