Controversial chiropractor still posting videos while under investigation

A Halifax-based chiropractor being investigated for online poststhat include discredited views on vaccines and cancer therapiescontinues to share controversialinformation on social media that is outside her scope of practice.

A committee of the Nova Scotia College of Chiropractors launched an investigation in the spring againstDena Churchill, who operates Oxford Chiropractic Inc., and bills herself as an "innovator in women's health and wellness."

Videos posted on Churchill's personal and professionalFacebook pagesincludedebunked associations between autism and vaccines, claimsvaccines cause cancer and suggestions that bras are a greater cancer risk than smoking.

She continues to sharelinks to articles with claims about vaccines and in recent days, has posted videos extolling the merits of vaginal steaming, suggesting itcan help with sexually transmitted diseases andyeast infections as well as benefitpeople who have suffered sexual trauma.

In one of the videos, Churchill says the practice which involves squattingover steaming water filled with different herbs is "a great way to bring balance to your system." She describesthe practice as a "facial" for the vagina.

Medical experts, however, saythere is no proven medical benefitto vaginal steaming.

Still, Sutherland said the college is aware Churchill "continues to be very prolific with her posts" and the committee doing the investigation can consider anything it deems relevant that comes up throughout the process.

While there is no timeline for when the work will be complete, Sutherland said a public report would be released if the investigationfinds against Churchill and she reaches a settlement agreement.

If the committee determines charges are appropriate but a settlement can't be reached, the matter would goto a public hearing, which would be advertised.

Churchill could not be reached for comment.