Quote (cloudkicker @ 10 Mar 2017 10:34)
If the chiro has any sense he would assess this guy and then tell him he needs to go see a medical doctor for an MRI and spinal assessment.
If the chiro had any sense and could resolve the issue, then he/she would resolve it. This could be done post-assessment/MRI or without need for it, depending on the problem. Why would you think I'm assuming a chiro would just jump into something with knowing what needs to be fixed? I mean, there is ALWAYS an assessment first from a chiro. They refer out as necessary. they aren't trying to be renegade heroes.
My sense is that people look down on chiropractors without much understanding of the level of education and experience most of them have. The fact that a lot of people have been calling them quacks in here is disturbing. And there's a systematic arrogance about how much ALL doctors know, how unerring they are, how smart they all are, and that's absolute hogwash. There are TONS of quack MDs out there. There's just too much veneration of MDs. I'm NOT saying they're a bunch of buffoons, I'm just saying they're human and there are plenty of limits to what they know (and some of those limits are limits in medical know-how, nobody knows everything).
I don't think there's ANY difference in terms of efficacy between a good MD and a good chiro. It's just two smart practitioners who know what they are doing within the scope of their respective practices.
If someone has a sore back and goes to a chiropractor, on average, I think that's as good a choice as going to a GP. You could say the GP should be the 1st step, but in a lot of cases, it's a waste of time. If the chiro is going to screen and assess the client anyway, there are some cases where the client gets referred to a physician. I've had a few back injuries/ailments, and most of the time I've gone to my chiro 1st. And that actually stems from my GP getting two of my injuries wrong when the chiro got them right. I trust a couple chiro's I know to be better able to assess and treat the spine than my GP. It's a question of domain and expertise. You could say "oh, you just have a bad GP", which runs counter to the theme some have been espousing here--i.e., it seems impossible that a bad GP could exist--but in point of fact my GP is one of the brighter and more knowledgeable GPs I've met based on conversations I've had with him.
What I'm really arguing
for is just protecting someone who comes in here asking for help with his back. If a chiro is systematically excluded as a possible helper, I think that's irresponsible and dangerous.
This post was edited by RewtheBrave on Mar 11 2017 02:49pm