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Chiropractic Controversy
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Chiropractic not to long ago had
been viewed as controversial, fringe medicine. Traditional medical
practitioners thought of chiropractors as hacks and never revered chiropractic
as medicine at all. Chiropractors struggled for years to prove their science to
the patients and moreover to their medical peers. However, over the past couple
of decades chiropractic has slowly but surely pushed its way into modern day
medicine.
The
difference between traditional medicine and chiropractic medicine is the
philosophy behind the medicine. Traditional medicine is based on understanding
how the human body’s components work and how pathologies originate. Based on
this understanding conventional doctors localize the cause of the disease and
treat it at its smallest region. This is in opposition to the chiropractic
philosophy. Chiropractors treat the body in a holistic nature. With this
understanding the body functions as a whole, every component and part are
connected and work in conjunction with the rest of the body, therefore when
pathologies arise the treatment is rendered to the whole body. Chiropractors
understand that it is important to not just treat the symptoms, but to resolve
the underlying problems as well.
This
holistic nature has proven to be very effective in treating patient’s problems.
Thus explaining the influx of chiropractic care in modern day medicine.
Additionally conventional doctors have started to show an interest in a
holistic approach to patient care. Rather than compete with chiropractors, conventional health care can use chiropractic as complementary treatment to traditional
medicine. In addition
chiropractors have also taken a step to include some of the conventional
diagnostic tools that traditional western medicine employs. Advanced diagnostic
and radiographic exams allow chiropractors to better diagnose and determine
treatment plans. Moreover
chiropractors can detect and diagnose serious conditions that require a
referral to a specialist.
More
and more patients are deciding to try alternative treatment to conventional
medicine. Part of their reasoning is due to the fact that traditional medicine
has become impersonal and doctors prescribe too much medication. Alternatively
patients like the holistic approach to their conditions and feel their
treatment is based specifically on their problems. Because of the shift from conventional medicine to
complementary and alternative care, insurance companies have had to change with
the times as well. Now most insurance companies provide coverage for alternative
treatments such as chiropractic care.
In addition the US army requires access to a chiropractor for all of
their active service men and women. Many athletes both professional and amateur
endorse chiropractic care as well, at both high school and college level.
Furthermore the US Olympic team has several chiropractors on staff for athletes
to use during their training.
