Tedd Koren

Tedd Koren is a chiropractor[1] who created the Koren Specific Technique (KST)[2] around 2004.[3] Koren said he originated KST after practicing on himself to relieve his own pain.[4] Koren wrote on his website that "KST is an analysis protocol not a chiropractic technique."[2] He resides in Hatfield, Pennsylvania.[3]

In 2008 the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) accused Koren of "serious professional misconduct" by offering seminars in the technique to non-chiropractic practitioners.[2] Koren accused the WFC of behaving "In an immoral manner, more like a Medieval guild protecting its turf than a professional organization with the interest of the public at heart." He challenged the WFC to pick one law he was breaking in teaching KST to non-chiropractors while accusing the WFC of breaking a number of EU laws and threatening legal action against the WFC if they did not stop their "libelous charges." The WFC henceforth stopped making claims against Koren teaching KST to non-chiropractors.

In April 2016 Dr. Koren was awarded by the International Chiropractors Association during its 90th anniversary convention for his work in promoting chiropractic and natural healing.

During the 1990s, Koren was under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after an anonymous complaint for "false and misleading advertising".[5] Koren rewrote a number of his pamphlets as a result of the proposed FTC consent order, given to him in 1997.[1] No charges were pressed and the investigation was subsequently dropped in 2001.[5]

Koren believes chiropractic is about more than treating back pain.[1] He believes the chiropractic method of adjusting subluxations may have positive results that range from asthma to premenstrual syndrome according to his pamphlets.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Doherty, Brian (1998-03-01). "Masters of Manipulation". Reason.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  2. 1 2 3 Editorial Board (29 January 2009). "Koren Specific Technique Not Chiropractic? WFC Alleges "Serious Professional Misconduct"". Dynamic Chiropractic. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Lake Mills Family Chiropractic practices new method". AlbertLeaTribune. October 15, 2009.
  4. ↑ LeCain W. Smith (12 August 2014). Our Inner Ocean. Archway Publishing. pp. 111–. ISBN 978-1-4525-1868-8.
  5. 1 2 Stephen Barrett, M.D. (2010-01-17). "FTC Drops Chiropractic Investigation". Chirobase.

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