Chiropractors will “treat” anything for which they can get paid. True story: my mother was seeing a chiropractor for a back problem. One day she called to to cancel her appointment. The receptionist asked why so she lied & said she had diarrhea. The receptionist said hold on a minute. After a few minutes she got back on the phone & said “The doctor says the manipulation will take care of that too.” I still laugh about that. I guess when they find that bone & shove it the right way we won’t need Kaopectate anymore. My mother eventually had back surgery, saw a physical therapist for a while afterwards and her back has been great ever since (about 5 years now). I read a front page article in the Wall Street Journal about three or four years ago that was about how aggressive chiropractors were getting in “practice development” – what we call “drumming up business” in the business world. The WSJ reported that many – not all but many – chiropractors were telling people they should have a chiropractor as their primary care physician. AND that their children don’t need immunizations, kids just need spinal manipulations. I had an aunt, about 70 years old that went to a chiropractor against her MD’s advice. The chiropractor broke three of her ribs during the treatment. Now I’m not trying to knock chiropractors. I think some of them probably recognize the limitations of what they can do. And they probably can give a very nice relaxing massage. BUT THEY ARE NOT medical doctors! Anyone with a medical condition should go to a physician, orthopedist, or physical therapist if they really want to get well.
Anyone Heard of Atlas Orthoganal?
January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
