The Quantum Laser Shower-Head (part 2)

Radiant Life Technologies use "authorised representatives" to flog their coMra Therapy products all around Europe. Earlier this year they received a well-deserved tongue-lashing from the ASAr.

My original complaint had expressed doubt that the company's Quantum Laser shower head really was "The Greatest Breakthrough in Holistic Healing This Century".

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The brains of the outfit appears to be Oliver Muller [sic], the rogue pictured above.

Oliver could not easily be accused of false modesty. For your entertainment, here is the list of conditions his company currently claims to treat.

For those readers in a hurry, I've highlighted the best bits in red.

...abscesses, adrenal dysfunction, ageing, alcoholism, oligomenorrhea, allergies, anal fissures, anal itching, "anemia" [sic], angina pectoris, animals, ankle pain, appendicitis, cardic arrhythmia, clogged arteries, inflamed arteries, arthritis in the hips, jaw and knee, poor articulation of the feet and fingers, temporomandibular joint disorder, asthma, atherosclerosis, bed-wetting, biliary dyskinesia, inflammation of the bladder, boils, bone deterioration, bone fractures, jaw fractures, "retardation of growth in children", brain disorders, blood circulation disorders, benign tumours of the breast, deficient secretion of milk from the breast, breathing difficulties, bronchitis, bruises, burns, swelling of the bursa, subacromial bursitis, lung cancer, carbuncles, cardiodynia, cardiomyopathy, cervical erosion, problems with children's digestive organs, kidney diseases, urinary tract diseases, cholecystitis, high cholesterol, colitis, inflammation of the colon, spastic colon, constipation, constrictive pericarditis, Crohn’s disease, Cushing’s syndrome, cuts, surgical wounds, blunt trauma injuries, cystitis, deep vein thrombosis, involuntary defecation, Delirium tremens, senile dementia, acute depression, dermographia, diabetes, dishormonal mastopathy, duodenitis, inflammation of the duodenum, ear infections, post-tympanoplasty problems, mild eczema, elbow pain, tennis elbow, golf elbow, encopresis, endarteritis, endometriosis, endometritis, post-operative enteroparesis, enuresis, lateral epicondylitis, medial epicondylitis, epilepsy, physical exhaustion, eye ailments, "eye ache", ugliness, face pain, fainting, inflammation of the fallopian tubes, foot pain, fibroadenomatosis, fibromyalgia, finger pain, Dupuytren’s contracture, frostbite, toenail fungus, malfunction of the gall bladder, inflammation of the gall bladder, gingivitis, gingivostomatitis, glomuleronephritis, degeneration of the gums, inflammation of the gums, hay fever, loss of hearing, heart attacks, "faulty valves" in the heart, inflammation of the heart, insufficient blood flow to the heart, irregular heartbeats, heart muscle disorder, heel spur, hemorrhoids [sic], hepatitis, hidradenitis, hip pain, hyperplasia, arterial hypertension, hypogalactia, low immunity, tissue inflammation, suppurating sores, insomnia, inflammation of the intestines, intracranial pressure, IBS, ischemia, ischialgia, kidney disease, inflammation of the kidney, knee injuries, knee pain, osteoarthritis in the knee, laryngitis, laryngotracheitis, inflammation of the larynx, lethargy, leukaemia, liver diseases, Lupus erythematosus, mastitis, Meniere’s syndrome, irregular menstruation, mental health problems, mesotympanitis, migraines, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, myocardial infarction, myocardiodystrophy, myocarditis, myositis, unaesthetic necks, "nervous disorders", neuralgia, neurological disorders, inflammation of the nose, oedema, opthalmic nerves, osteochondrosis, osteoporosis, otitis, otosclerosis, ovarian cysts, heart pain, panaritium, pancreanecrosis, inflammation of the pancreas, malfunction of the pancreas, pancreatitis, paradontosis, Parkinson’s disease, pelvic pain, periarthritis, pharyngitis, phlegmon, pleurisy, pneumonia, polymyositis, "pressure in the head", disease of the prostate gland, prostatitis, psoriasis, psychopathy, psychosis, pulpitis, pyelonephritis, Raynaud’s syndrome, restless leg syndrome, restless arm syndrome, rhinitis, salpingo-oophoritis, schizophrenia, scleroderma, scoliosis, senility, shoulder pain, dislocated shoulders, limited movement in the shoulder, "stiff or lame" shoulders, sinusitis, skin blemishes, skin disorders, rashes, spondylolithesis, "sprained muscles", "some forms of" sterility, strokes, stuttering, inflammation of the sweat gland, swelling, thalassemia major, sore throats, thyroid problems, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyrotoxicosis, thyroiditis, tonsillitis, toothache, trigeminal nerve, neuralgia, neuropathy, tuberculosis, gastric ulcers, peptic ulcers, varicose ulcers, disease of the urethra, urethritis, cysts and adhesions in the uterus, inflammation of the uterus, uteral pain and spasms, valvular disease, varicose veins, vitiligo, strained vocal chords, warts, withdrawal symptoms, Wittmaack-Ekbom’s syndrome, wrist pain...

One could be forgiven for suspecting I'm making this all up.

The charge of making stuff up, however, is one that might more fairly be levelled at the advertisers. Let's examine one of their "treatments", the one for cancer (PDF), to see what it entails.

Again, the interesting bits are highlighted in red.

"CARCINOMA (Cancer) - There is not one treatment alone for this condition. Instead the treatment is comprised of three different treatments combined into one course of treatment as follows:

TREATMENT A (EARLY MORNING): Using the Medical Terminal [a gadget sold by the advertisers]... choose 5 points of treatment depending on where the cancer is located within the body. After having chosen 5 points for irradiation proceed as follows: [apply] 5 Hz then 50 Hz, 2 min per point for each frequency...

TREATMENT B (MIDDAY): Universal 3 (Blood) - Done once per day.

TREATMENT C (EARLY EVENING): Universal 5 (Routine 2) - Done once per day.

TREATMENT D (EVENING AFTER DINNER): Repeat Treatment A

RECOMMENDED COURSE: Do the above course of treatments for 30 days. Allow a period of 2 weeks rest before doing another course of the treatments. Thereafter treat every 3 months if still necessary, until all traces of the cancer are gone."

It's high time these offences were brought to the attention of the judiciary. In the meantime, here is my second set of complaints.

ASA Complaint

"The website makes a number of health claims which I suspect are misleading.

1. ( http://www.comra-therapy.co.uk/index.php/treatments )
leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/FishBarrel/ci.aspx?id=ikynzdyaXr
leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/FishBarrel/ci.aspx?id=fJJV5tFJET
leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/FishBarrel/ci.aspx?id=i6InWP2KDf
leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/FishBarrel/ci.aspx?id=S5h9ysZM74
leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/FishBarrel/ci.aspx?id=ExmOlST4sT
leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/FishBarrel/ci.aspx?id=y7hSNSlSGq
leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/FishBarrel/ci.aspx?id=FBxBaDwlE2

"Treatments - The following lists example treatments as per the Delta User Guide. coMra-Therapy is a holistic therapy and not restricted to these ailments only."

Given the ASA Council's recent adjudication on the product (16 Feb 2011), I'd like to challenge whether the claims that coMra-Therapy can treat abscesses, adrenal dysfunction, ageing, alcoholism, oligomenorrhea, allergies, anal fissures, anal itching, "anemia" [sic], angina pectoris, animals, ankle pain, appendicitis, cardic arrhythmia, clogged and inflamed arteries, arthritis in the hips, jaw and knee, temporomandibular joint disorder, asthma, atherosclerosis, bed-wetting, biliary dyskinesia, bladder inflammation, boils, bone deterioration, bone and jaw fractures, "retardation of growth in children", brain disorders, blood circulation disorders, breast tumours, breathing difficulties, bronchitis, burns, subacromial bursitis, carbuncles, cardiodynia, cardiomyopathy, cervical erosion, digestive disorders, kidney diseases, urinary tract diseases, cholecystitis, high cholesterol, colitis, inflammation of the colon, spastic colon, constipation, constrictive pericarditis, Crohn’s disease, Cushing’s syndrome, surgical wounds, blunt trauma injuries, cystitis, DVT, involuntary defecation, Delirium tremens, senile dementia, depression, dermographia, diabetes, dishormonal mastopathy, duodenitis, inflammation of the duodenum, ear infections, eczema, elbow pain, encopresis, endarteritis, endometriosis, endometritis, post-operative enteroparesis, enuresis, lateral epicondylitis, medial epicondylitis, epilepsy, eye ailments, ugliness, fainting, inflammation of the fallopian tubes, foot pain, fibroadenomatosis, fibromyalgia, finger pain, Dupuytren’s contracture, frostbite, toenail fungus, malfunction of the gall bladder, inflammation of the gall bladder, gingivitis, gingivostomatitis, glomuleronephritis, inflammation of the gums, hay fever, loss of hearing, heart attacks, "faulty valves" in the heart, heart muscle disorder, heel spur, hemorrhoids [sic], hepatitis, hidradenitis, hip pain, hyperplasia, arterial hypertension, hypogalactia, low immunity, tissue inflammation, suppurating sores, insomnia, inflammation of the intestines, intracranial pressure, IBS, ischemia, ischialgia, kidney disease, knee injuries, osteoarthritis in the knee, laryngitis, laryngotracheitis, inflammation of the larynx, lethargy, leukaemia, liver diseases, hepatitis, Lupus erythematosus, mastitis, Meniere’s syndrome, irregular menstruation, mental health problems, mesotympanitis, migraines, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, myocardial infarction, myocardiodystrophy, myocarditis, myositis, "nervous disorders", neuralgia, neurological disorders, inflammation of the nose, oedema, opthalmic nerves, osteochondrosis, osteoporosis, otitis, otosclerosis, ovarian cysts, panaritium, pancreanecrosis, inflammation of the pancreas, malfunction of the pancreas, pancreatitis, paradontosis, Parkinson’s disease, pelvic pain, periarthritis, pharyngitis, phlegmon, pleurisy, pneumonia, polymyositis, "pressure in the head", disease of the prostate gland, prostatitis, psoriasis, psychopathy, psychosis, pulpitis, pyelonephritis, Raynaud’s syndrome, restless leg/arm syndrome, rhinitis, salpingo-oophoritis, schizophrenia, scleroderma, scoliosis, senility, dislocated shoulders, sinusitis, skin blemishes, skin disorders, rashes, spondylolithesis, "sprained muscles", sterility, strokes, stuttering, swelling, thalassemia major, sore throats, thyroid problems, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyrotoxicosis, thyroiditis, tonsillitis, toothache, trigeminal nerve, neuralgia, tuberculosis, gastric and peptic ulcers, varicose ulcers, disease of the urethra, urethritis, cysts and adhesions in the uterus, uteral pain and spasms, valvular disease, varicose veins, vitiligo, strained vocal chords, warts, withdrawal symptoms, Wittmaack-Ekbom’s syndrome, wrist pain and lung cancer are misleading.

2. ( http://www.comra-therapy.co.uk/index.php/testimonials )
leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/FishBarrel/ci.aspx?id=0A1tOUfkv4
leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/FishBarrel/ci.aspx?id=cr4kzmBywv

"Testimonials"

I'd like to challenge whether the testimonial claims of treatments for multiple sclerosis, Raynaud's Syndrome and migraines are misleading.

I have no connections with the advertiser and am not involved in legal proceedings with anyone."

Trading Standards complaint

"coMra-therapy.co.uk is advertising its products, claiming it can be used to treat a bewildering array of medical conditions including schizophrenia, hepatitis, Parkinson's disease, lung cancer and breast tumours.

If the company are unable to provide robust evidence to back up these claims, they would be operating an Unfair Commercial Practice under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, 2008.

As you are no doubt aware, under these regulations is it not the duty of the enforcement officer to prove that claims being made are false. The regulations state that if someone is unable to provide robust evidence to support the claims they are making when asked, then they are operating an unfair commercial practice.

1. ( http://www.comra-therapy.co.uk/index.php/treatments )

"Treatments - The following lists example treatments as per the Delta User Guide. coMra-Therapy is a holistic therapy and not restricted to these ailments only."

I'd like to challenge whether the claims that coMra-Therapy can treat abscesses, adrenal dysfunction, ageing, alcoholism, oligomenorrhea, allergies, anal fissures, anal itching, "anemia" [sic], angina pectoris, animals, ankle pain, appendicitis, cardic arrhythmia, clogged arteries, inflamed arteries, arthritis in the hips, jaw and knee, poor articulation of the feet and fingers, temporomandibular joint disorder, asthma, atherosclerosis, bed-wetting, biliary dyskinesia, inflammation of the bladder, boils, bone deterioration, bone fractures, jaw fractures, "retardation of growth in children", brain disorders, blood circulation disorders, benign tumours of the breast, deficient secretion of milk from the breast, breathing difficulties, bronchitis, bruises, burns, swelling of the bursa, subacromial bursitis, lung cancer, carbuncles, cardiodynia, cardiomyopathy, cervical erosion, problems with children's digestive organs, kidney diseases, urinary tract diseases, cholecystitis, high cholesterol, colitis, inflammation of the colon, spastic colon, constipation, constrictive pericarditis, Crohn’s disease, Cushing’s syndrome, cuts, surgical wounds, blunt trauma injuries, cystitis, deep vein thrombosis, involuntary defecation, Delirium tremens, senile dementia, acute depression, dermographia, diabetes, dishormonal mastopathy, duodenitis, inflammation of the duodenum, ear infections, post-tympanoplasty problems, mild eczema, elbow pain, tennis elbow, golf elbow, encopresis, endarteritis, endometriosis, endometritis, post-operative enteroparesis, enuresis, lateral epicondylitis, medial epicondylitis, epilepsy, physical exhaustion, eye ailments, "eye ache", ugliness, face pain, fainting, inflammation of the fallopian tubes, foot pain, fibroadenomatosis, fibromyalgia, finger pain, Dupuytren’s contracture, frostbite, toenail fungus, malfunction of the gall bladder, inflammation of the gall bladder, gingivitis, gingivostomatitis, glomuleronephritis, degeneration of the gums, inflammation of the gums, hay fever, loss of hearing, heart attacks, "faulty valves" in the heart, inflammation of the heart, insufficient blood flow to the heart, irregular heartbeats, heart muscle disorder, heel spur, hemorrhoids [sic], hepatitis, hidradenitis, hip pain, hyperplasia, arterial hypertension, hypogalactia, low immunity, tissue inflammation, suppurating sores, insomnia, inflammation of the intestines, intracranial pressure, IBS, ischemia, ischialgia, kidney disease, inflammation of the kidney, knee injuries, knee pain, osteoarthritis in the knee, laryngitis, laryngotracheitis, inflammation of the larynx, lethargy, leukaemia, liver diseases, hepatitis, Lupus erythematosus, mastitis, Meniere’s syndrome, irregular menstruation, mental health problems, mesotympanitis, migraines, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, myocardial infarction, myocardiodystrophy, myocarditis, myositis, unaesthetic necks, "nervous disorders", neuralgia, neurological disorders, inflammation of the nose, oedema, opthalmic nerves, osteochondrosis, osteoporosis, otitis, otosclerosis, ovarian cysts, heart pain, panaritium, pancreanecrosis, inflammation of the pancreas, malfunction of the pancreas, pancreatitis, paradontosis, Parkinson’s disease, pelvic pain, periarthritis, pharyngitis, phlegmon, pleurisy, pneumonia, polymyositis, "pressure in the head", disease of the prostate gland, prostatitis, psoriasis, psychopathy, psychosis, pulpitis, pyelonephritis, Raynaud’s syndrome, restless leg syndrome, restless arm syndrome, rhinitis, salpingo-oophoritis, schizophrenia, scleroderma, scoliosis, senility, shoulder pain, dislocated shoulders, limited movement in the shoulder, "stiff or lame" shoulders, sinusitis, skin blemishes, skin disorders, rashes, spondylolithesis, "sprained muscles", "some forms of" sterility, strokes, stuttering, inflammation of the sweat gland, swelling, thalassemia major, sore throats, thyroid problems, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyrotoxicosis, thyroiditis, tonsillitis, toothache, trigeminal nerve, neuralgia, neuropathy, tuberculosis, gastric ulcers, peptic ulcers, varicose ulcers, disease of the urethra, urethritis, cysts and adhesions in the uterus, inflammation of the uterus, uteral pain and spasms, valvular disease, varicose veins, vitiligo, strained vocal chords, warts, withdrawal symptoms, Wittmaack-Ekbom’s syndrome and wrist pain are permissible under CPR (2008).

2. ( http://www.comra-therapy.co.uk/index.php/testimonials )

"Testimonials"

I'd like to challenge whether the testimonial claims of treatments for multiple sclerosis, Raynaud's Syndrome and migraines are permissible under CPR (2008).

I've made some screenshots of the relevant pages, which are available at:
http://leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/FishBarrel/ci.aspx?id=ikynzdyaXr
http://leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/FishBarrel/ci.aspx?id=fJJV5tFJET
http://leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/FishBarrel/ci.aspx?id=i6InWP2KDf
http://leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/FishBarrel/ci.aspx?id=S5h9ysZM74
http://leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/FishBarrel/ci.aspx?id=ExmOlST4sT
http://leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/FishBarrel/ci.aspx?id=y7hSNSlSGq
http://leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/FishBarrel/ci.aspx?id=FBxBaDwlE2
http://leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/FishBarrel/ci.aspx?id=0A1tOUfkv4
http://leicester.skepticsinthepub.org/FishBarrel/ci.aspx?id=cr4kzmBywv
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