Talk:Functional neurology

Neutrality
This article goes out of its way to avoid stating that functional neurology is essentially an application of "straight chiropractic" (i.e. chiropractic based solely on innate intelligence and the correction of vertebral subluxations) to neurological diseases and injuries. The fact that functional neurology is considered pure pseudoscience by mainstream medical practitioners is not once mentioned. This article reads more like an ad for the service rather than a neutral description of the practice. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 19:33, 12 November 2015 (UTC)


 * WikiDan61, asking as an outside observer, can you please provide references to mainstream medical practitioners referring to this as pseudoscience? If they exist, maybe a section could be included in the article. &#160; Discant X  09:48, 13 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Here are a few:
 * https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/chiropractic-neurology/
 * https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/brain-balance/
 * Admittedly few, but if we're not going to discuss the matter as an outright pseudoscience, then we at least have to rewrite the article to indicate that the treatment efficacies are just claims until reliable sources can be found to corroborate any of the claims. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:06, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

Merge proposal
Functional neurology and chiropractic neurology are described in the available literature as two terms for the same practice: the application of chiropractic techniques to the treatment of neurological diseases and injuries. The present article about chiropractic neurology is entirely focused on the licensure of its practitioners, but contains no information whatsoever about the fields methods or claims. I propose that the material in this article be merged into that pre-existing article, with suitable rewording to indicate that the method's efficacy is claimed by practitioners, but not backed by any suitable scientific evidence. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 20:10, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I favor merging. Note that there is a journal called Functional Neurology whose contents are mainstream neurology.  The chiropractic-related appropriation of this term is very misleading. Looie496 (talk) 22:19, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

✅ Merge complete. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 16:01, 16 November 2015 (UTC)