Posted by whiterabbit on March 23, 2003, at 18:06:28
In reply to A word about chiropractors, posted by whiterabbit on March 22, 2003, at 13:35:26
I have little experience with osteopathic doctors, so can't really offer much information.
I HAVE worked with D.O.s in the hospital emergency room, and my impression - in an emergency room setting - was that they are every bit as well-trained and competent as the other emergency room MDs. Whether they seem more or less qualified than an orthopedic surgeon to treat orthopedic problems, I haven't had the experience to make a comparison.But I DO know about chiropractors! If new patients have had recent x-rays at another facility (and, of course, if those x-rays are related to the area of injury or pain), they should bring along those x-rays to their first appointment with an orthopedic doctor.
If the x-rays are from a chiropractors' office, I know what they will look like before I open the envelope. They will be much too dark or much too light to make any kind of accurate diagnosis. There will never be any kind of attempt at gonadal shielding for children and adolescents (shielding is not always needed or appropriate -
a trained technologist knows when it can't and when it should be used). Usually there isn't even an attempt to cone down on the spine - I've seen x-rays of whole skeletons, a dangerous misuse of medical radiation (this doesn't apply to nuclear medicine). Often the x-ray films are milky, or even stuck together. And the patients have usually paid really good money for this crap!
Disgusting.-Gracie/White Rabbit
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