First things first...
PREGNANT WOMEN: Beware: MDs are senselessly closing birth canals up to 30%.
It's EASY to allow your birth canal to OPEN the "extra" up to 30%. (You do NOT have to squat to
deliver to give your baby the "extra" up to 30% - see the very end of this post.)
IS SQUATTING CAUSING A GLOBAL EPIDEMIC OF KNEE PROBLEMS?
"[M]eniscectomy was associated with...regular...squatting." --Cyrus Cooper, MA, DM,
FRCP,FMedSci et al.^^^
^^^Baker P, Reading I, Cooper C, Coggon D. Occup Environ Med. 2003 Oct;60(10):794-7. PubMed abstract
OPEN LETTER (archived for instant global access at health.groups.yahoo.comchiroOpen ↗
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Cyrus Cooper, MA, DM, FRCP,FMedSci Professor of Rheumatology Co-ordinator, WHO/Bone and Joint Decade
Scientific Group, 2000-current. Director of Research, Southampton University Medical School, 2002-
current. MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit Southampton General Hospital Southampton S016 6YD, UK
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Cyrus,
You titled your paper: "Knee disorders in the general population..."
Most of the people in your "general population" have LOST the ability to squat comfortably for
prolonged periods.
The term "squatting" doesn't always mean FLAT-FOOTED (true) squatting.
See Biomechanics experts to help babies? health.groups.yahoo.comchiroOpen ↗
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Cyrus, I suspect that if Western populations were allowed to squat - they wouldn't have so many
"squatting" knee problems.
Maybe you could call this matter to the attention of the WHO/Bone and Joint Decade
Scientific Group...
Just a thought.
Todd
Dr. Gastaldo [email hidden]
PS For further details...
See Feldy babies! (also: Sensational Sitting?) (also: Miriam's Effortless Squatting: Is it *TRUE*
Effortless Squatting?) health.groups.yahoo.com2227Open ↗
ALSO INTERESTING CYRUS: Nobody squatted in Gardosi et al.'s 1989 Lancet "randomised controlled trial
of squatting."
Gardosi et al. in effect blamed The Great Squat Robbery for the Great BIRTH Robbery - i.e. - Gardosi
et al. were very likely trying to cover-up the grisly FACT that MDs (and MBs and midwives) are
senselessly closing birth canals at birth.
Cyrus, some babies are DYING as MDs *knowingly* senselessly close birth canals (see my two simple
PROOFS that MDs are knowingly closing birth canals, in "Feldy babies!" URL above)...
OBs are killing an estimated six babies per DAY with vacuum-assisted spinal manipulation alone -
with birth canals senselessly closed up to 30%...
See USUAL MECHANISM (PS5) in my article, "Pregnant chiro patients: BIZARRE chiro legislation -
babies be damned..." groups.yahoo.com2135Open ↗
PREGNANT WOMEN: It's EASY to allow your birth canal to OPEN the "extra" up to 30% - just roll onto
your side as you push your baby out...
Just make sure you read the TWO WARNINGS in Lina's failed back surgery... health.groups.yahoo.comchiroOpen ↗
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Thanks for reading everyone,
Sincerely,
Todd
Ds. Gastaldo [email hidden]
Miriam, would you post this to the FeldyForum? TIA
NOTE... In addition to being instantly available for global access at groups.yahoo.comchiroOpen ↗
list/message/2241 - this Open Letter to Cyrus Cooper, MA, DM, FRCP, FMedSci will also be available
in the Google archive within 24 hours by searching groups.google.comgroups.google.comOpen ↗ for "Is squatting
causing a global epidemic of knee problems?"