Question:
I work in a clinic with osteopaths, I have seen many different techniques, all working as well as each other, and have been taught alot by them in technique and other ways... so there's my dad with a bad knee and other classic symptoms of incorrect pelvic alignment and recommended he saw my osteopath to stop his knee getting any worse etc etc. Instead, he saw his nearest one down the road, who touched his knee, and said 'there's nothing I can do' - and that was all he did!!! I was furious! I told my osteopath, he asked his name and was shocked he was still making a living, as he'd trained with him and said "he was b***** awful even then".
So anyone who finds an osteopath with an attitude like that - don't give up, there are some really good ones out there too!
That does seem rather unfortunate. As an osteopath myself, then it's difficult to comment not having been there.
The only justification that springs to mind is that the osteopath in question may have thought that they would do better attend A&E, but then they should have explained that.
Andrew.
Andrew
I cannot help commenting on your suggestion that :
I do hope that you don't give clients this advice, in situations like this when it clearly isn't either an accident or emergency. Casualty departments are chock-a-block with people who should not be there - and frankly I would not wish an unnecessary trip to A&E on anyone [&:]
There are lots of brilliant therapies out there for 'bad knees' - which I take to mean osteoarthritic - so apart from correcting the pelvic alignment, I would suggest herbal medicine and acupuncture as being preferable to 'go to casualty' [:'(]
with love & light - Doq xxx
Surely the possibility exists that the osteopath didn't think he could do anything to help it and rather than milk the patient out of money for a treatment he was just honest.
I'd rather that than the overenthusiastic practioner who believes they can cure all ills with their particular treatment - there are 1000's of people around like that who take millions of £'s off people every year and effect little or no cure.
So anyone who finds an osteopath with an attitude like that - don't give up, there are some really good ones out there too!
Answers:
That does seem rather unfortunate. As an osteopath myself, then it's difficult to comment not having been there.
The only justification that springs to mind is that the osteopath in question may have thought that they would do better attend A&E, but then they should have explained that.
Andrew.
Answers:
Andrew
I cannot help commenting on your suggestion that :
I do hope that you don't give clients this advice, in situations like this when it clearly isn't either an accident or emergency. Casualty departments are chock-a-block with people who should not be there - and frankly I would not wish an unnecessary trip to A&E on anyone [&:]
There are lots of brilliant therapies out there for 'bad knees' - which I take to mean osteoarthritic - so apart from correcting the pelvic alignment, I would suggest herbal medicine and acupuncture as being preferable to 'go to casualty' [:'(]
with love & light - Doq xxx
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Surely the possibility exists that the osteopath didn't think he could do anything to help it and rather than milk the patient out of money for a treatment he was just honest.
I'd rather that than the overenthusiastic practioner who believes they can cure all ills with their particular treatment - there are 1000's of people around like that who take millions of £'s off people every year and effect little or no cure.
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