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Sorry for not searching the forum first, but I wanted to post a thread from the PM&R forum for you guys to get some feedback. I'm a pain doc and spend most of my time over there.
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Originally Posted by dc2md
come on steve. there's a BIG difference b/t a general chiro reading a spinal xray and a chiro with a diplomate in radiology reading one. the radiology diplomates i know are very well trained in reading xray, CT and MRI films..probably better than some radiologists I've been working with at the hospital i was just at.
but yeah, i agree, all those damn angle and lines are ridiculous.
chris
I was in a DC office yesterday. Supre nice guy, strongly believes in the DC model, Gonstead certified. He loves taking 14"x36" films and can cure bowel disease by making spinal adjustments.
I may be obtuse, but could somebody show me literature (peer reviewed) that these Xrays have any value. I have no problem saying that folks make **** up to suit their own ends. This is out of alignment so I need to manipulate here, add E-stim here, repeat Xrays after adjustment, etc. I feel the same way about the myofascists and the need to trigger point everything weekly. THey are rapidly going the way of the dodo due to declining reimbursement. I'll cross-post your comments on the radiology forum and see what response they give you. The specialty of radiology exists because of the need for somebody to be able to read the films better than the other doctor. Kind of like me and my needles. To say that a DC with training in Unicorns and Fairy dust compares to an MD radiologist is more than a stretch. I've heard the false science and I do not believe. If people want to go to DC care, I applaud them and gladly work with the DC. Getting adjusted feels good and there is very low risk of any bad outcomes. But the whole concept that because the cord is inside the spinal canal, pushing the bones around is going to cure X,Y,Z diseases does not make empiric scientific sense.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dc2md
come on steve. there's a BIG difference b/t a general chiro reading a spinal xray and a chiro with a diplomate in radiology reading one. the radiology diplomates i know are very well trained in reading xray, CT and MRI films..probably better than some radiologists I've been working with at the hospital i was just at.
but yeah, i agree, all those damn angle and lines are ridiculous.
chris
I was in a DC office yesterday. Supre nice guy, strongly believes in the DC model, Gonstead certified. He loves taking 14"x36" films and can cure bowel disease by making spinal adjustments.
I may be obtuse, but could somebody show me literature (peer reviewed) that these Xrays have any value. I have no problem saying that folks make **** up to suit their own ends. This is out of alignment so I need to manipulate here, add E-stim here, repeat Xrays after adjustment, etc. I feel the same way about the myofascists and the need to trigger point everything weekly. THey are rapidly going the way of the dodo due to declining reimbursement. I'll cross-post your comments on the radiology forum and see what response they give you. The specialty of radiology exists because of the need for somebody to be able to read the films better than the other doctor. Kind of like me and my needles. To say that a DC with training in Unicorns and Fairy dust compares to an MD radiologist is more than a stretch. I've heard the false science and I do not believe. If people want to go to DC care, I applaud them and gladly work with the DC. Getting adjusted feels good and there is very low risk of any bad outcomes. But the whole concept that because the cord is inside the spinal canal, pushing the bones around is going to cure X,Y,Z diseases does not make empiric scientific sense.
