Yeah, I agree with the overall consensus of the thread - good ones and bad ones. Doubt they could cure diabetes, though.
I met one chiropractor I really liked. He always said "Y'know, if people took care of themselves with basic exercises and good-sense, I'd pretty much be out of business!" Apparently, a lot of his patients were people who just let themselves go to piss (I can't think a more eloquent way to put that right now).
I like that attitude with a person who is readjusting bones. Prevention first. They should be required to have some medical knowledge beyond the skeletal system.
To me, a chiropractor is for 'crinked necks' and things like that. It makes sense that readjustment would help in those cases. If that helps to move a person along in the road to good health, well then Good.
Mrs. Walter has as her doctor a chiropractic, who's not only a specialist for that but one for 'rehabilitational medicine' and 'orthopedics' as well.
Thus, she really gets the best she can get .... especially re prescriptions. (And our family doctor is just next door.)
flushd wrote:
I met one chiropractor I really liked. He always said "Y'know, if people took care of themselves with basic exercises and good-sense, I'd pretty much be out of business!" Apparently, a lot of his patients were people who just let themselves go to piss (I can't think a more eloquent way to put that right now).
I like that attitude with a person who is readjusting bones. Prevention first. They should be required to have some medical knowledge beyond the skeletal system.
To me, a chiropractor is for 'crinked necks' and things like that. It makes sense that readjustment would help in those cases. If that helps to move a person along in the road to good health, well then Good.
flushd, I guess it's true that most people do let themselves go to piss by not exercising etc. But, I'm physically active and I still need to get adjusted now and again. It's not so much the physical activity that gets me out of whack, it's my job and stress.
As a chiropractor I can honestly say that I have never "cured" anything, but I have helped with a great number of things. I like to frown upon those who claim to cure anything. I wouldn't treat with that doc and neither should you. Chiropractic is a specialty. No we are not Medical docs, however we are highly trained physicians, just not medical physicians. As far as writing prescriptions, I write them on a daily basis. I just don't write them for medications. I usually write scripts for PT, scans etc. It is my idea that a competent chiropractor should diagnose using medical protocols and treat conservatively and refer out when needed.
