Doctors says the return of chiropractic practices on children is 'deeply disturbing', after outcry over the practice led to an interim ban in 2019.
In 2019, the Chiropractic Board of Australia placed an interim ban on spinal manipulation of children under the age of 12 following a controversial viral video showing a two-week-old baby undergoing manipulation.
The lifting of an interim ban on the practice in the Chiropractic Board of Australia's updated guidelines has led to calls for state health ministers across Australia to intervene and ban the practice. In a statement on Thursday, a spokesperson for the Chiropractic Board of Australia said in 2022 it commissioned Cochrane Australia to review the effectiveness and safety of spinal manipulation in children under 12.
The board said it also considered community needs and expectations, specifically, what it said was the strong support for consumer choice voiced in the public consultation of the independent review. But Dr Best said there was not enough research or evidence to justify allowing chiropractors to manipulate the spines of babies and young children."I would like health authorities and maybe even health ministers to intervene, I think this is something that should not be allowed."
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