Comments on: More Bad News For Medical Patients

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:01:03 +0000

I’m not going to start an argument on why this article is only a little biased, but I will concur that additional training needs to be had, on various levels. There is also the argument that chiropractors many times are only providing a short term solution, unlike say, a physical therapist who informs a person on how, over time, to improve their aches and pains through proper exercises, rather than a one-time “fix”. We all need to educate the public, and this can be done through various social media networks, including on Twitter and Facebook.

RESPONSE from Frank:

Hi Ian,

I fail to see how citing a long series of articles from the peer-reviewed literature should be construed as “biased”?

I don’t know who’s “argument” you are quoting, but statements like “chiropractors many times are only providing a short term solution” or your contention that “only PTs make recommendations for exercises or pain relief” demonstrate a radically mis-informed view of my profession.

By: Ken Whidden

Ken Whidden — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:46:10 +0000

I'm finding less and less resistance to chiropractic care from MD's, but patients still will do whatever their MD tells them to. It's frustrating, but over time I hope our place in the health care environment will be more universally respected. Ken Whidden, DC Emerald Coast Chiropractic

By: Chiropractor Rockledge

Chiropractor Rockledge — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:59:47 +0000

I love it when my patients say “My medical doctor told me I shouldn’t have Chiropractic care. MD’s are practicing Chiropractic. I guess we should just say “you dont need to take that prilosec anymore?

RESPONSE:

MDs are not trained in chiropractic, so when they say something like that, they speak from ignorance. My favorite quote along those lines is:

“A patient finally went to a chiropractor for her back pain after finding no relief with the orthopedist. After three adjustments and a week of no symptoms, she had a follow-up visit with her M.D.

Upon learning about the success of the D.C., the orthopedist stated, “That was just the placebo effect.”

The patient responded, “If it works so well, why didn’t you use it?”

Now, that’s what I call logical!