Samuel Homola, Doctor of Chiropractic, is a second-generation chiropractor who has dedicated himself to defining the proper limits on chiropractic and to educating consumers and professionals about the field. He is hardly the only critic of his own profession, but he is probably the most famous and widely read. His 1963 book, Bonesetting, Chiropractic, and Cultism, supported the appropriate use of spinal manipulation to treat some spinal pain but renounced the common chiropractic dogma that spinal adjustment is a panacea. I strongly recommend his 1999 book Inside Chiropractic: A patient’s guide. It provides an incisive look at chiropractic’s history, benefits, and shortcomings.

~ Paul Ingraham, PainSci Publisher

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These six articles on PainScience.com mention Sam Homola, DC as a source:

1. Does Massage Therapy Work?
2. The Complete Guide to Low Back Pain
3. The Complete Guide to Chronic Tension Headaches
4. The Complete Guide to Neck Pain & Cricks
5. The Chiropractic Controversies
6. About Paul Ingraham

Authored by (or directly relevant to) Sam Homola, DC:

• Homola S. Inside chiropractic: a patient’s guide. Prometheus Books; 1999.

Cited by these PainSci article(s):

• Does Massage Therapy Work?
• The Complete Guide to Trigger Points & Myofascial Pain
• The Complete Guide to Neck Pain & Cricks
• What Happened To My Barber?
• The Chiropractic Controversies
• Does Spinal Manipulation Work?
• Spinal Subluxation
• Homola S. Finding a Good Chiropractor. Archives of Family Medicine. 1998;7(1):20–23. PainSci Bibliography 56032 ❐

Cited by these PainSci article(s):

• The Complete Guide to Chronic Tension Headaches
• The Chiropractic Controversies
• Does Spinal Manipulation Work?
• Spinal Subluxation
• Homola S. Chiropractic: history and overview of theories and methods. Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research. 2006 Mar;444:236–242.
• Homola S. Can Chiropractors and Evidence-Based Manual Therapists Work Together? Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. 2006;14(2):E14–E18. PainSci Bibliography 55500 ❐

Cited by these PainSci article(s):

• The Complete Guide to Trigger Points & Myofascial Pain
• The Chiropractic Controversies
• Does Spinal Manipulation Work?
• Spinal Subluxation
• Chirobase (https://www.chirobase.org/)

Cited by these PainSci article(s):

• The Chiropractic Controversies
• Does Spinal Manipulation Work?