Anyone go to a Chiropractor?

[yakky]

Originally Posted by mose

Whose advice do you think a "real" doctor goes by? His own right? Where's the difference?

My doctor does not show an invterest in seeing me again, especially on weekly basis. In fact last time I was there, about a year ago, for a physical he said he didn't want to see me again for five years.

[mose]

A REAL doctor can prescribe medications, a chiropractor can't. To me that makes the difference. I have talked to enough chiropractors to see that it doesn't take a real genius to become one. And they don't graduate from medical colleges, they go to chiropractor colleges. Look up Palmer School to see what I mean.

WOW.....that's pretty much all that needs to be said. But......I will say more.

To "you" that makes the difference. As long as you are happy then go for it. You have talkied to enough of them to see that it doesn't take a real genuis to become one. It doesn't really take a real genius to do anything...not even become an MD (which is what the "real" doctors are called by the way). The fact that they can prescribe meds are even more of a strike against them. How many people are strung out on Vicodin when they don't need to be? If you want to trhow stats around all day then quit your day job cuz you are gonna have your hands full. I know all about Palmer College and they are the most respected Chiropractic College in the US. Everyone that graduates from there is a DC....
"DOCTOR of Chiropractic!

Everyone is going to have a preference and everyone is going to have their opinion. That's what makes this country such a fun place to live. The people that are right arguing with the people from Kentucky........LOL!!

[Autoeng]

I didn't get into this for the arguement. Note that I said that if you like them, good for you. Just giving my opinion which remains unchanged. They are not a Doctor anymore than I am a Doctor of Car Restoration.

[mose]

I hope that you, at least, keep your eyes open when you detail cars.......good luck with life.

[kpounds]

Originally Posted by paul34

I don't have an opinion on the subject, but here's a link I found from a quick search:

Don't Let Chiropractors Fool You

Not to be argumentative here, just trying to get some facts out.

A little information about Quackwatch, which probably should now be called CROCK-Watch. The site is run by a supposed psychiatrist, but after court testimony, had to admit he was not actually certified because he failed the board exam. The guy does HIT JOBS particularly on Chiropractic and other types of natural treatments that disagree with the AMA, FDA and big pharma's stance on things. Natural inexpensive treatments, of course, cut into their profits. IMHO, it seems he is likely a PAID spokesman of the medical/pharma industries under the guise of being a "people's advocate".


Dr. Stephen Barrett of Quackwatch Exposed In Court Cases

"At trial, under a heated cross-examination by Negrete, Barrett conceded that he was not a Medical Board Certified psychiatrist because he had failed the certification exam."

"Barrett also had said that he was a legal expert even though he had no formal legal training."

"During the course of his examination, Barrett also had to concede his ties to the AMA, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Food & Drug Administration (FDA)."

[paul34]

^^ good to know, thanks for letting us know

and yea, I don't represent Quackwatch, neither do I agree or disagree with them

Just sharing one of the first links I pulled from a quick Google search

[J.J.]

Doctor is latin term that actally means teacher, therfore a doctor of chiropratic medicine is actually just a teacher of such, however...

As a licensed medical physician, I refuse to believe in a "DOCTOR" of chiropractic medicine. I've been though medical school and can honestly say, it is the only way to effectively learn medicine. Chiropractors do not practice medicine and they should not advertise or pretend that they do. Anyone who believes otherwise is kidding themselves.

[mose]

So if a patient of yours could benfit from chiropractic care you wouldn't suggest it because you don't believe the chiropractors are doctors? What does the "DC" stand for again?

[mose]

The chiropractic approach to health places an emphasis on the health of the individual patient and on the health of the entire community. A Chiropractic physician fulfills this role by encouraging and fostering conditions that prevent disease and recommending lifestyle habits that promote health and general wellbeing. A doctor of chiropractic recognizes the need for other forms of therapy when indicated; and interacts fully with other members of the health care profession. When a condition in one of their patients presents that is beyond the scope of chiropractic, the Doctor of Chiropractic is well trained to make note of this and make an appropriate referral to the correct specialist in the healthcare field.

Yet to hear you tell it JJ it doesn't seem to work the other way does it? They can refer people to you but you can't refer to them cuz.....let's see.......oh yeah....God complex!

I love this!!

[hooked]

As you can see by the responses here so far, there are many people who swear by their Chiropractors. The example someone used comparing them to vitamins is good. Just like vitamins, you can live a "normal" life without either. If you can afford to buy vitamins and go to the Chiro. on a regular basis...go for it. They both will make you feel better. But then, if you're a guy, don't freak out when your wife tells you that she has to go to the spa on a monthly basis to get facial treatments and mudbaths because those are very therapeutic and good for the complexion as well. Are they necessary? Your call.

[mose]

[edit] Medical profession
From the nineteenth century onward, "doctor" has been commonly used as a synonym for "physician" in Anglophone and many other countries; this term is commonly used as a title of address for physicians, whether or not they hold a doctorate. The primary medical qualification in the UK and in many Commonwealth countries are the 'Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery' degrees (MB BS, MB BCh, MB ChB, BM BCh or MB BChir, depending on the University granting the award). In the UK the title "Dr" is officially conferred by the General Medical Council to graduates whose names are included on the list of 'registered medical practitioners', a prerequisite to medical practice in the UK. After qualification, medical practitioners may read for the postgraduate research degree of 'Doctor of Medicine'.

In the United States, however, the degrees Medicinae Doctor (Latin, "Doctor of Medicine") and Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) are the qualifying degrees. There is no prefatory undergraduate medical degree, but students theoretically may enter an M.D. or D.O program with a baccalaureate in any subject. Practically, however, most "Pre-Med" students take their undergraduate degrees with a major/minor concentration in biology and/or chemistry. American medical schools expect a baccalaureate degree to have been completed prior to admission to an M.D. or D.O. program. However, many medical schools also allow for some students to matriculate prior to completing their baccalaureate degree provided that they have successfully completed at least three years of undergraduate course work.

In American and Canadian parlance, "doctor" is most often used for all types of physicians and surgeons, including internists, pediatricians, psychiatrists, gynecologists, and all other surgical and nonsurgical specialists who hold M.D. or D.O. degrees. The term may also apply to other fields of healthcare, to which the degrees 'M.D.' and 'D.O.' are inapplicable, including doctors of Chiropractic (D.C.), doctors of Naturopathic Medicine (N.D.), doctors of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), doctors of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.), doctors of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.), doctors of Optometry (O.D.), doctors of Audiology (Au.D.), doctors of Dental Surgery/Dental Medicine (D.D.S./D.M.D.) and so on.

Note, though, that this is not the case in Germany, where a doctoral degree, and the title "Doktor" is only awarded to medical students if they complete a separate research thesis during their medical studies. The status of being a licenced physician (an "Arzt") is quite separate from this and comes from passing Medical Board Exams set by one of the German states (Bundesländer). A German physician who is licenced to practise medicine (passed his/her medical exams) but did not complete a research thesis would consider it inaccurate and even improper to style him/herself "Dr". They would typically write their qualifications in the form (in English): "State Med Exam (state)(year)" rather than the "MD" MB BS" or "MB ChB" familiar in Anglophone countries.

I love when peope talk out of their a$$e$!!!

[mose]

Hooked: Good call! You are right. Unless of course you don't mind being addicted to Vicodin because the "real" doctors just want to mask the pain and not fix it.....LOL!! Ya can't just throw a pill at something and expect it to go away kids.....you actually have to figure out what's wrong and fix it! No more golf!! Get to work!!