Quantum Reflex Integration (QRI) is a therapy that claims to helps learning disabled, autistic, sensory processing disorder, anxiety, depression, and chronic pain people of all ages. It was created by Bonnie Brandes. Primitive Reflexes Primitive reflexes are the automatic responses naturally hardwired into people when they are born. In the start of life, the primitive… Continue reading Quackery Exposed: Quantum Reflex Integration
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All forms of quackery
Quackery Exposed: Neurofeedback/biofeedback
Neurofeedback is a type of biofeedback. Neurofeedback is the direct training of brain function. Practitioners claim it helps the brain function more efficiently. The brain is observed in action from "moment to moment." The information is shown back to the patient. The brain gets rewarded for changing its own activity to more typical patterns. This… Continue reading Quackery Exposed: Neurofeedback/biofeedback
Quackery exposed: intensive suit therapy
An experimental therapy, intensive suit therapy provides a child with proper posture, muscle tone and patterns of movement impaired by disability. It's considered experimental because there is very little independent data on it. There is inadequate evidence of its effectiveness. There are published anecdotal accounts. The FDA considers it a class one limb orthosis brace.… Continue reading Quackery exposed: intensive suit therapy
Quackery Exposed: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is when pure oxygen is in a pressurized room, tube or chamber. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a proven medical treatment for specific medical conditions. These conditions are: Decompression sickness (a hazard of scuba diving) serious infections emboli (bubbles of air in blood vessels) wounds that won't head as a result of diabetes… Continue reading Quackery Exposed: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Quackery Exposed: Calcium Bartonite Clay
Calcium bentonite clay is an absorbent kind of clay that typically forms after volcanic ash ages. The name comes from Fort Benton, Wyoming, where the largest source of clay is found. Calcium bentonite clay is found worldwide. It is believed that it can absorb negatively charged toxins. The Minnesota Department of Health and Agriculture issued… Continue reading Quackery Exposed: Calcium Bartonite Clay

