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weatherman
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 Posted - 07/04/2007 : 20:50:06
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Originally posted by shawnsmith
chiropractors are liars, period. No exceptions
That seems a bit dogmatic. There are some chiros who work the system, but the one I'd gone to ABSOLUTELY believed in what he was doing. He's a serious amateur rodeo rider, so has some personal experience with pain. He was also skilled, in the sense of very consistently getting a good (usually placebo in my opinion) response from people. For many people, a placebo response may be as good as it gets, and in those cases it's better than nothing. For me, the chiro at least kept me active for several years, when God knows what damage an orthopedic could have done with surgery OR bad advice. As the saying goes, never let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Compared to orthopedics, I would call chiro "good." Orthopedics is pretty much useless unless there is a traumatic physical injury that needs to be repaired, or deterioration warranting a joint replacement (I think I'm showing some of my own biases here ).
Most of us on this board agree that the TMS theory is the best explanation for lots of pain or we wouldn't be here. Chiro is not the answer for me. But, if someone else is satisfied by where they get to on a different path I'll try not to rain on their parade.
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. |
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shawnsmith
Czech Republic
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Posted - 07/05/2007 : 08:58:14
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It does not seem dogmatic, it is dogmatic. I am a hardcore 1000% Sarno-ite. Take no prisoners.
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Sarno-ize it!
Read chapter 4 of Dr. Sarno's "The Divided Mind." It's all you need to know in order to recover. |
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h2oskier25
USA
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Posted - 07/05/2007 : 09:53:19
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Originally posted by shawnsmith
chiropractors are liars, period. No exceptions
Yes, this statement is dogmatic. I had a chiropractor who constantly told me "You are stronger than you think you are" and by that, helped me apply Sarno's treatment methods. Does that sound like a liar?
He was a true healer, and always asked me what was going on in my life. Now, who does that sound like.
If it was me, I would avoid making these narrow minded, bitter, extreme, one size fits all statements, lest I be not taken seriously anymore.
Shawn, what changed your mind about not leaving the board after all. |
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JohnD
USA
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Posted - 07/06/2007 : 18:57:04
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"chiropractors are liars, period. No exception"
I love the maturity of thought displayed here :-) |
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I just fired my chiropractor
