A question about Brock

[Erki]

Hi. I found a good documentary about Peter Brock on google video and liked it very much.

And I have one question. About at 22 minute mark, he says that when he started taking more care of his body, he got his spine straightened out. Was there anything wrong with his spine?

Link to the video too: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...&q=peter+brock

[touring fan01]

Nope. Just about every person walking this planet has an 'out of line' spine. Chiropractors use it as an excuse to get more appointments out of a patient.

[fomoco]

probaly from to pitstops

[Group'C']

Remember the roll over in the kart up in Darwin , I think you will find he was pretty bad after that incident,
and straight away he went off and drove in the Wynns Safari

[Forda]

http://esvc001005.wic020u.server-web.com/Latest%20News/Latest%20News.htm

Thoughts of Mr Peter Brock AM on Chiropractic

When I began regular chiropractic care and maintenance, it was not due to any crisis, but rather as a realization that things couldn’t continue as they had been. I immediately felt lighter, stronger and more aware of everything that was happening around me. This included my body and its performance levels, even my taste buds. I grew an inch at the age of 39.

[dsg]

More hocus pocus like the crystals and energiser. Brocky was a great driver but believed in some utter rubbish from time to time.

[V8RYAN]

yes but it is proven that chiropractic work has very real benifits. it requires regular visits but there is a lot to gain from it.

[dsg]

Physiotherapy has benefits where as chiropractic therapy where all the body's ills can be cured by the manipulation of the spine is bunk.

Some people do claim it helps and patents have improved after treatment, but this is true of many placebos.

[KineticEnergy]

Wasn't close friend/confidant, Dr Eric Bowker, a chiropractor?

[leaso]

I personally use a Chiro four time a year just for minor maintance to my back over the last 5 years and have never slept better. People if you have not used a chiro or have had a bad experence as there is some dodgy ones out there may I suggest you find a good one you wont regret it.

[dsg]

A good sports massage will do the same thing and a bad one won't do permanent damage if they get it wrong.

[275 GTB-4]

Is this the best we can do when it comes to the life of a person who significantly influenced Motor Racing in Australia??

[Erki]

Originally Posted by 275 GTB-4

Is this the best we can do when it comes to the life of a person who significantly influenced Motor Racing in Australia??

It wasn't me, I was just curious.

[Senna05]

I use a Physio, but thats because he also aligns my back as well as the muscular work....

But it's not hocus. If your spine is out of alignment, the spinal cord obviously has a more obstructed path, meaning you may be getting less control and sensation in certain parts of the body than with a straight spine.

With more sensation becomes more awareness, a better feeling of general well being, and also better reaction times. You would feel 100% better!

[dsg]

Originally Posted by 275 GTB-4

Is this the best we can do when it comes to the life of a person who significantly influenced Motor Racing in Australia??

No, its not a question of being the best or the worst, it just a part of what was Peter Brock. Brock was not a 2 dimensional character and had a life away from driving fast cars and a part of what made PB so fascinating was his belief in the supernatural.

[db120176]

While the title is misleading, "The rise and fall of Peter Brock" by Bill Tuckey gives a real insight into the man, and his thoughts on Chiro, diet and crystals

[Erki]

Originally Posted by db120176

While the title is misleading, "The rise and fall of Peter Brock" by Bill Tuckey gives a real insight into the man, and his thoughts on Chiro, diet and crystals

I'm afraid I can't buy it in Estonia, is there any other way of getting my hands on it? Amazon?

[V8RYAN]

Originally Posted by dsg

Physiotherapy has benefits where as chiropractic therapy where all the body's ills can be cured by the manipulation of the spine is bunk.

Some people do claim it helps and patents have improved after treatment, but this is true of many placebos.

Chiropracters will say the same about physiotherapists, different people get different results. Massage also does have very real benifits for most people.

none of this is "bunk"

i have seen and heard amazing results from chiro and massage

[00 XR8]

Originally Posted by Erki

I'm afraid I can't buy it in Estonia, is there any other way of getting my hands on it? Amazon?

They often pop up on eBay, and go for very little money for what is a fascinating read.

[Accelerate]

I visit my osteo (not a chiro) every six weeks religiously (earlier if I've injured myself) and in my case I concur with Brock's findings on how it makes him feel. The only negative is that I grew taller.

[dsg]

Originally Posted by V8RYAN

Chiropracters will say the same about physiotherapists, different people get different results. Massage also does have very real benifits for most people.

none of this is "bunk"

i have seen and heard amazing results from chiro and massage

Just plain wrong. Physiotherapy is based on science and its results can be verified and repeated independently. I will leave the explanation of chiropractic "medicine" to Dr Jarvis, who is a Ph.D.

Chiropractic is the brainchild of Daniel D. Palmer, a late-nineteenth century dabbler in metaphysical approaches to health care. Palmer had practiced phrenology and magnetic healing, and had some osteopathic training. He reported that a spiritualist medium inspired him in his search for "the single cause of all disease." He puzzled over the fact that pathogenic germs were found in both healthy and sick people and searched for an explanation. (Today, we know that the immune system makes the difference.) He claimed that in 1895 he restored the hearing of janitor Harvey Lillard and concluded that the spine was the key to health and disease.


Palmer contrived the notion that "subluxations" of the spine impinge nerves, interfering with nerve flow, which he dubbed the Innate Life Force, and that all a practitioner had to do was to adjust the spine -- the healing powers of nature would do the rest. Neither Palmer nor any other chiropractor has ever been able to reliably demonstrate the existence of "subluxations," much less validate their importance to health and disease.

I think you are right, bunk is far to kind for this.

[Erki]

About bunk...

To those who know, no explanation is necessary;
to those who don't know, no explanation is possible.




Thanks, 00 XR8, I'll keep my eyes open.

[Notso Swift]

Originally Posted by Accelerate

I visit my osteo (not a chiro) every six weeks religiously (earlier if I've injured myself) and in my case I concur with Brock's findings on how it makes him feel. The only negative is that I grew taller.

And lighter

Only joking, I go to my chiro on a regular (3 month) basis, I don't know about helping my chi, but I know that if I look after my back I don't have it go out each year or so, then I would spend 3 days in bed, I see it as normal preventitive maintenance. (BTW I am 6'5")

[Erki]

I read that chiros are the best at preventing spine troubles. Anyone know if they can also "repair" a busted spine?

Getting slightly OT, eh?

[flatlander_48]

Originally Posted by dsg

A good sports massage will do the same thing and a bad one won't do permanent damage if they get it wrong.

No, they are 2 different disciplines. My wife is a licensed massage therapist and she has regular chiropractic treatments.