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Originally Posted by Ustwo
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Those cases, like many incidents with "normal" doctors, can blacken a trade. Of course there's idiots out there. Working as a personal injury intern, I also encountered far, far more idiotic doctors working at local hospitals and medical centers. The moral of this story? Research your health care professionals.
The first chiropractor that I went to after I was born was one of the most entrusted people in my family's life. My mom had been going to him since she was 20 (so 16 years at that point), and we both continued going until I was 14. When he retired and moved away (which was like losing a family member), he recommended another local chiropractor that fulfilled the same ideals and practices that he tried to teach. My family has been going to her ever since (I even have an appointment tonight!...every two weeks).
These doctors that I have had have never kept me, or any of their patients, from serious medical treatment if necessary (I've never needed it, but she has referred both my mom and aunt to great doctors and P.T.s). In fact, several area doctors (the white-coated kind) refer their patients to her all the time. Only when doctors and chiropractors
work together and understand each other can the best relationship develop. There are some things that M.D.s can't do, just like there are some things that a D.C. can't do. To say blanketly that
all chiropractors are quacks would be like me saying all eye doctors are frauds, since I've never been to one that I think gave me a good perscription.