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I came across this in a chiropractic publication and would enjoy any feedback. I plan on writing an article to rebut what I see as a very poor/nonexistent/misquoted documentation of the literature and it i misleading given the title.

I also downloaded this into a .pdf file for easier reading.

http://archive.theamericanchiropractor.com/issue/20170101#!&pid=14


Best regards,

David

 

Thanks David; you already know my response.

Its an embarrassing cherry picked piece of nonsense
"Evidence" does not mean what that author thinks it means. Simply quoting a few references is NOT evidence.
Widely uses the 'appeal to authority' logical fallacy....duh? that is not 'evidence' .... its a logical fallacy --> those who promote pseudoscience, woo and quackery have to resort to logical fallacies (mostly because they got nothing else, especially 'evidence').
I could use the authors same method and cherry pick some evidence and pick a few anecdotes and claim the evidence supports whatever casting method I might choose to be biased towards on any particular day
It is obviously a poorly written commercial for one particular orthotic lab. Embarrassing Fail. Why does the chiropractic profession tolerate this sort of nonsense?
I have taken some screen shots of it and will have fun ridiculing it during lectures!

I do use weightbearing and foam methods of casting from time to time when indicated; there is nothing inherently wrong with them; the problem is the way the above author trys to justify his preconceived bias by cherry picking and using logical fallacies.

Critical thinking skills please.

 

Well it all makes perfect sense now...

"In explaining the casting procedure to your patients, it may be helpful to compare the method to repairing a flat tire. Note that a mechanic doesn’t put a car on the hydraulic
lift to determine which tire is flat; it is apparent only in the position of function. Likewise, fallen arches or dropped metatarsals would not be evident if the foot were cast in a non-weight-bearing position.11"

or this gem, perpetuating the 3 arch myth to boot..

"When the feet are flat on the ground, the body represents a closed kinetic chain. From a cast showing the foot in full contact, a skilled technician can determine the amount of hyperpronation, plastic deformation in all three arches"

 

The quack is strong in this one.