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Originally Posted by Randall55
A good friend told me she was not feeling well and was going to see a chiropractor because she had muscle pain under her arm. I wished her well and ended our phone conversation.
A week later, I met up with her and noticed she was having trouble breathing. Literally, gasping for air. I asked her how long she had this, and she told me not to worry. She had another chiropractor appointment the next day. Then, I asked. Were you feeling this way when you first went to the chiropractor? She said yes. Infuriated, I drove her to the emergency room. She was quickly placed into a wheel chair and given oxygen She quickly learned she had pneumonia and was near death.
It is not so much that a chiropractor does what he!she does. It is the erroneous belief that many people have about them. They ARE NOT TRUE medical doctors. No matter how many times they adjust or crack your body, they are unable to help you if, in fact, like my friend, you are near death. In her case, the chiropractor didn't even notice it. Yet, with my amateur eye, I could see that she was in serious condition..
I have never been to a chiropractor. Do they post on their walls a huge sign of what they are licensed to do and what they cannot/willnot do? I asked my friend if she saw something like that in the office of that chiropractor. She stated an emphatic no. People should be informed of what a chiropractor can and can not do. If any of them are like the chiropractor my friend visited, they should be held accountable. Yet, they are not. I know your question wasnt directed to me. But, I for one, am not a fan of chiropractors and have no plans of going to one, EVER!
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I have no issue whatsoever with you responding to my question to someone else. But you missed my point again. My point is not that Chiropractors cannot and do not make mistakes or even that some are absolute quacks (I went to one of those). My point is not that chiropractors are medical doctors. My point is that there are bad apples, or simply tragic mistakes made by good apples in all professions. Denigrating an entire profession because of one or several tragic cases while apparently excusing them in your own profession seems very hypocritical.
A warning of what to look out for or precautions to take would be great when someone is seeking a good chiropractor. Denigrating an entire profession I believe is unprofessional.
My wife has seen 3 separate medical doctors for this issue with her shoulder blade. Their response, its part of getting old. (yes but her other shoulder blade is the same age and does not have the same issue). She started seeing a chiropractor for it (not via referral) and has received great relief.
My best friend went to the doctor for very bad stomach and indigestion issues. Dr prescibed antacid. This went on for months and he kept seeing the Dr. It was obvious that he was losing weight. He finally (about 8 months later) went to a different doctor and was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and was dead 3 months later. Should we advise people not to seek out medical attention from all those quack md's? Or should we recognize that this is not the norm? If someone goes to see a chiropractor for pneumonia symptoms, I have to wonder about that person. Did they also not know what a chiropractor is or does?