Should I be worried NUCCA is a scam?

Yes.

Perhaps these sites will help:

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=606

http://quackfiles.blogspot.com/2004/11/chiropracti...

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EDIT: @gkachiro, may I address some points you have made:

“works within the relationship between the central nervous system, upper neck and the brainstem”

How exactly?

“But always remember that not every chiropractic technique is for everyone”

So when it doesn’t work, it’s not the chiropractor’s fault?

“It's been around for over 40 years”

That doesn’t mean it works. Bloodletting was around for 2000 years.

“But don't make your decision based upon some hate site like quackwatch.com. It's uninformed, biased and the administrator of that site failed his board certification and has been sued for defamation (and lost) as well as being named in a federal racketeering case in Co in 2004”

That is blatantly false. But even if it were true, it doesn’t mean the asker should not be worried that NUCCA is a scam.

When answering such questions, evidence works better than logical fallacies.

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EDIT: I have no idea why the apologists are even talking about Dr Barrett, he is irrelevant to this discussion. Red Herring tactic possibly?

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EDIT: @Rhianna - I didn't even mention Dr Barrett or quackwatch! Must be paranoia. So is Graeme another multiple account crank like altmedspecialist? Can't outdo the skeptical people so they run several accounts to support themselves. I find that evidence that they are arguing emotionally and don't care about investigating the truth.

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Should I be worried NUCCA is a scam?

I recently have been going to a chiropractor the uses little pressure to supposedly cure the world in words. I'm very skeptical about it still. I haven't really found anything saying it's a scam. If it's not I would probably refer more Friends but until then, I'm not sure. Does...

Yes, look at how much they charge you and the small amount of time they spend on you. My drive took longer than how long he spent with me on each visit. The cost is outrageous!!! Just by experience and possibly the nucca chiro I went to, he did nothing but a touch of the finger to my neck. I truly believe had I not gone to all those visits and spent over a grand on this "treatment" I would still feel the same way I do now....because it s my body that is naturally healing and the changes in my posture and bad habits. Save the money...all that s happening is your body is healing itself no matter if "magical power" is being administered to your atlas. Really small pressure???? If it s that easy to adjust, than it must be that easy for the atlas to move when you sneeze.

It is not a scam! I have benefited so much from it. It has helped me constant headaches and my fibromyalgia. I wish there were more NUCCA doctors around because now I don't live near any and very much wish I did.

Nucca is NOT a scam. It is a light force, non-invasive upper cervical technique that works within the relationship between the central nervous system, upper neck and the brainstem.

But always remember that not every chiropractic technique is for everyone. Most chiropractors know several different ones to accommodate as many patients as possible. Not every spine is the same.

Do your research and make an informed decision on it. It's been around for over 40 years. But don't make your decision based upon some hate site like quackwatch.com. It's uninformed, biased and the administrator of that site failed his board certification and has been sued for defamation (and lost) as well as being named in a federal racketeering case in Co in 2004 and there is more but I don't have enough space.

I hope this helps

Typically, these scams don't involve people actually showing up for the car, they are more likely to try and convince you to "ship" the car someplace. Meet them at their bank, and only accept cash. Then, buy a cashier's check with the cash they've given you. Then go directly to your bank and deposit the cashier's check. If they don't have a local bank, they need to bring cash with them. Don't accept any kind of check or money order. They can be easily forged, and the bank will allow you to deposit it and release the funds to you. Then, when they find out it is forged, they will revoke the funds from your account. Cash is very difficult to counterfeit.

What Gary said......no need for me to repeat.

@ Graeme: You said, .."Barrett failed his license exam and misrepresented himself as an expert in his field many times in court without the proper credentialing."

Logical fallacy "ad hominem": You are attacking the man and not what he says. And most of what the quacks say about Barrett are false and exaggerated: This is Baratt explaining most of the misconceptions about him: http://www.quackwatch.org/00AboutQuackwatch/faq.ht... and http://www.quackwatch.org/11Ind/bolen.html

There is no GOOD evidence that chiropractic is beneficial for anything more than mild lower back pain...

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@ Graeme: No one is following you around...that's all part of your paranoia ! The logical way to look at it, would be to realise that we both answer on the same board, and we've coincidently answered the same two questions....however, it's pretty evident you lack the ability to think logically. So I'll bite...

"I'm not attacking the fellow, Barrett or Gary Y"

What you are doing is attacking his character (incorrectly, btw) but not refuting anything he has actually said. Thats' fallacious.

"LIke I also said previously, the mast majority of people who criticize the chiropractic profession have been solely educated on myth, and have actually never seen one, been adjusted, and repeat rumors."

No..we look at presented evidence, and thus far, all that's been presented to us is a long line of logical fallacies, which are the exact opposite of evidence. While I am sure your personal experiences are essential to you and your customers, the plural of anecdote is anecdote and not data. So...even if I go and see a Chiro tomorrow and he helps with my back ache, this still does not demonstrate efficacy. There are uses for chiropractic, such as helping with mild lower back pain, but that's it. NUCCA is approved, but no-touch methods are not...so if some chiro claims to be treating with NUCCA, they are essentially charging patients for a treatment they have not provided.

"All it has to do with is where you believe true health comes from. I know where you guys think it comes from, science, a pill, potion, or bottle."

It does not matter what we "believe". Belief does not (or should not) come into it. I repeat, what matters is data. Then you use the argument from emotion. And try to convince people that quacks such as yourselves believe that there is more to healthcare than "pills, potions and bottles and you look at health care holistically whereas modern medicine just wants a quick fix? This is a common myth used by the alties, ad nauseam. It is incorrect and fallacious.

".... It's frustrating, as you have no evidence disproving NUCCA in this case,.."

You haven't understood the burden of proof fallacy have you? The burden of proof falls on the person making the claim that something works or exists. All I have said is that there is no evidence that chiropractic is beneficial for much more than lower mild back ache...this is fair comment. The buden of proof falls on you, not me. Fail again Graeme...

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@ Gary: When (chiro's in particular) are asked to substantiate their claims (and usually can't) they revert back to their default state of ad hominem.. Or....like newbie Graeme, set up another account and post an answer to make it look like they've got support for the woo they are trying to sell. It's sad and funny both in equal measure.

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Have them transfer the money directly into your account. This can be done at their bank or yours. Once the money is transferred, give them the title and make sure to provide a bill of sale stating the sale is done as-is with no warranty or guarantee. make a copy for each of you and have them sign your copy.

Chiropractors are basically nothing more than glorified masseurs, except with added danger. Very few have any kind of medical training and most pretend that they can cure a whole host of diseases and conditions such as ear infections, colic, bed wetting, asthma etc by simply manipulating your spine around! Sounds pretty crazy huh?

There are very few (if any) established benefits to chiropractic, but the risks are far more apparent: http://www.ukskeptics.com/documents/spinal_manipul...

http://whatstheharm.net/chiropractic.html

Victims of inept chiropractors have set up their own organization: http://www.voicesusa.org/pages.php?section=1&catid...

Currently in the UK, 1 in 4 chiropractors are being investigated for making outrageous claims: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/mar/01/simo...

Should you be worried it's a scam? I'll let you decide that one........

chiropractors are scams. However getting physical therapy is not. I Have had people get confused just clearing it up.