| Randall55 |
09-10-2023 02:10 PM |
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Originally Posted by Cybersprings
(Post 2255197)
It is so hard to have a discussion when you have to respond to people saying you said things when it is clear to an average reader that I said the exact opposite. I said Denigrating an entire profession due to screwups while ignoring the same in your own profession…That clearly states that I was saying they were NOT the same profession.
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I reread your post and you did separate the two professions. My mistake. However, I was not talking about screwups in my post. Of course, in any profession, mistakes happen. Misrepresenting yourself as a medical doctor when you are not, is not a screw-up. It is a blatant lie. One that I find atrocious since a person's life is at risk. A person should have a complete understanding of what a chiropractor can and cannot do.
It is not hypocritical to educate people of the difference between a medical doctor and a chiropractor. Because it saves lives, I would argue that is part of a medical doctor's job. I would much rather hear the truth and not have my body realigned or whatever, and told everything will be fine. When just by looking at me one can obviously see medical attention is needed. But that's just it! A chiropractor has no medical training and may not recognize when a patient is in need of a medical doctor's attention.
I would expect a chiropractor to refuse treatment until I received a medical diagnosis. I am not in the medical field, but I can easily understand treating someone who has not been medically diagnosed can lead to unnecessary complications or death. Even a layperson knows, when in doubt, it is best to call 911. |
