Chiropractic board reinstates ban on spinal manipulation in babies but for how long?
The interim ban returns 'pending further consultation with Australia’s health ministers'.
The rapid unravelling of the Chiropractic Board of Australia’s position on spinal manipulation in babies is about more than regulatory red faces.
The board initially stood firm against the media storm.
But on Monday, it cracked under the blunt demands of the nation’s health ministers to reinstate its ban on the intervention because of the absence of robust evidence to support either its safety or efficacy.
It is worth pointing out the conditional clauses in the board’s statements, however.
