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DIY Chiropractic?

I’ll refrain from making any comment or judgement, and will let the photo and description make their own impression:

Skeptic News | Mark | Monday, 1 June, 2009

By BR, Monday, 1 June, 2009 @ 2:59

The web page says nothing about chiropractic; this is not chiropractic.
By Mark, Monday, 1 June, 2009 @ 11:21

While it bears a similarity to the concept of joint adjustments, I agree that the product page makes no claims that this is a chiropractic treatment. Perhaps the title of the post was misleading but I wished to post a link to a product which I personally found quite funny and which looked a little scary.

On the topic of misleading, I’d pedantically note that it is not a truly “vertical traction kit”. Vertical would be this:
http://www.activeforever.com/p-70-overdoor-home-cervical-neck-traction-kit.aspx

In any case, it would seem that some chiropracters would not endorse the product, instead offering an alternative:
http://www.chisoftnecktraction.com/necktraction/neck-traction.shtml
By Lyvvie, Wednesday, 3 June, 2009 @ 16:57

I saw cervical traction with doorstop and began to worry as I was not thinking vertebrae at the first, and was nervous to click through. Silly me.
By Mark, Thursday, 4 June, 2009 @ 3:02

For the record: I’m fairly certain no CAM practitioner would suggest THAT.

Disturbing image.
By chiropractors dc, Sunday, 5 July, 2009 @ 0:25

very disturbing image lol
By Dr. Michael W. Cox, Tuesday, 14 July, 2009 @ 18:34

I hope no one out there is using such a device.