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WCA responds to Neurology stroke studySee also: a list of sites where the press release appeared hours after its distribution! Read how you can make sure people in YOUR community read this important press release. In the days following a study published in Neurology journal, the news media throughout the world was filled with sensationalized stories claiming that chiropractic “caused” strokes. Reports were printed in numerous major newspapers, shown on CNN, BBC and other television news broadcasts, and splashed across the internet. Although the research involved retroactive interviews with only 51 people and its design of the research was criticized as being flawed, the publicity given to the report was massive. “The furor it generated was far out of proportion to any merit of the research alone,” stated Terry A. Rondberg, D.C., WCA president. “It’s obvious that there was something more going on here.” In the past, the WCA has responded to such negative reports with lengthy examinations of the scientific evidence showing that chiropractic is extremely safe, particularly when compared to allopathic medicine. The WCA’s position paper on chiropractic and strokes (www.worldchiropracticalliance.org/positions/stroke.htm) contains numerous references to various research studies indicating that the incidence of stroke following chiropractic care is so low as to be statistically insignificant. This time, the World Chiropractic Alliance decided to address the underlying issue – the ongoing campaign of misinformation against chiropractic by the medical and pharmaceutical industries, and the anti-chiropractic bias in the news media. The WCA press release, distributed to all major wire services and news outlets, including hundreds of television networks, newspapers, and Internet news portals, accuses the media of being the pawn of the medical profession and challenges reporter to tell the true story about chiropractic. Within hours of its release, the story had appeared on major news sites on the internet, including CBS MarketWatch, DallasNews.com, Yahoo.com, Lycos.com, and the National Hispanic Corporate Council. “Although it was expensive to submit the release to so many news outlets, we think it’s important that the chiropractic side of the story by told around the world,” said Dr. Rondberg. Internet sites where the WCA press release appeared within hours of distribution:
CBS MarketWatch (may require registration)
MedicalDevices.org
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