And the Spinecor manufacturer's rebuttal follows all of this - and is posted on their website. Where they state:
None of the authors of this paper are certified in SpineCor treatment nor have they ever received significant training in the SpineCor system. Some of the technicians working with these authors at the scoliosis clinic in Hong Kong have received basic introductory training, but they are not certified SpineCor providers and are not considered to have received training to a sufficient standard to use the SpineCor system without supervision.
Last edited by mamamax; 12-04-2009 at 07:51 PM.
If that were true and relevant, Rivard would have included it in his response. What Spinecor puts on their web site and NOT in a Letter to the editor where the people who read the original Wong article will see it is irrelevant and pouty.
If it turns out that these three people with the training certificates in Spinecor were told they were able to fit the brace without supervision, you realize this will be the nail in the coffin of Spinecor's credibility, yes? I will try to find Wong's extended response... I think he might address this exact point.
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I will take the official word from the manufacturer (which comes after the exchanges between Rivard and Wong) over all else - why: they are responsible for the training. Do you really think that they would risk a law suit with false statements regarding who they have trained and to what level? I don't. The absence of ANY certified providers in Hong Kong is also rather telling.
Last edited by mamamax; 12-04-2009 at 08:40 PM.
I have to disagree.
As I posted on another thread, I have been in the legal field for 30 years. The number of companies with lawsuits against them (whether for making false claims or other reasons) is astronomical. It is something that happens every day. Companies make claims about their product; a consumer feels the claims were misleading or untrue; and a lawsuit is born. Sometimes the consumer wins and is proven right - and sometimes the company wins if there isn't sufficient proof they knowingly lied. Again, I'm not necessarily saying anyone knowingly made false statements in this case (that is yet to be seen); but to say that manufacturers never make false or misleading statements is completely untrue, and to be honest it made me chuckle![]()
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