Question:
I run a website for holistic therapists called Holistic Community,and I have been asked to include chiropody on our directory listings. I cannot see how chiropody could bedescribed as'holistic therapy' but perhaps I am mistaking this for something else.
Could someone please help to enlighten me.
Thanks,
Hello Dave
It depends how you define holistic. A good GP should adopt a holistic approach to her or his patients in my opinion. I think it's more the practitioner who is holistic in their attitude and approach than the therapy.
Holistic in this sense is being used as investigating other causes outwith those localised issues arising within the foot/ankle itself - that's the main difference between the old term 'chiropody' which we've all grown up with here in the UK and the more modern approach as applied in 'podiatry' which has come over here from the US. I think we tend to concentrate too much on the term holistic as always having to mean the presence of mind/body/spirit elements. I don't think you can treat corns spiritually! :D
The practitioner in question probably thinks that the phrase 'holistic chiropodist' has more pulling power than 'podiatrist'.
derekw
Hi Derek
Thanks for clarifying! I found a site that actually gives definitions of what holistic means, which I thought others here might enjoy. There is no doubt that the term holistic conjures up visions of incense and orange robes in some people's minds, when in fact I think it's just a commonsense approach to dealing with people and situations:
Hi Dave!
I would say that chiropody is not a holisitc therapy because, as far as I understand it, it treats only the symptoms and not the cuase of disease e.g. cutting out a corn rather than addressing the broader issues that may result in the development of that corn, such as lifestyle, posture etc. Corns can be treated well with homoeopathy, for example, but that would be addressing an imbalance in the Vital Force of the patient and the curing of the corns would be one of many things that areaddressed by the remedy. I would say that any treatment which treats the symptom as the problem, and does not address the person as a whole cannot be deemed holisitic.
As a Podiatrist & Chiropodist in Private Practice I feel that the word holistic should not be associated with Chiropody & Podiatry.
There are however some in the profession that believe it should , they have their own group and association. It is called The College of Holistic Podiatrists .
The word holistic implies the whole body being assesed in the treatment , I can not see how treating an ingrown toenail or bunioncan be associated with holistic care.
Please forgive the partial hijack of this thread, but this "other" enjoyed immensely! Tickled pink, in fact .... orange is just soooo not my colour ;):D
I liked this, from the website quoted:
That is not to say that, should I have a corn on my toe, I wouldn't want it dealt with in and of itself, yet holistically ;)
Holistic
Dave,
Are you sure the requestor isn't getting mixed up between Chiropody (a very medical practice!) and Chiropractic which is considered to come under holistic therapies? Chiropody is to do with getting rid of warts/verrucas etc. from the feet whereas Chiropractic (which as far as I know comes in two forms, one very bone crunching and the other very gentle) is to do with manipulation of the spine.
Love and Reiki Hugs.
A definition of chiropractic was given here:
In an effort to clarify the distinction.
Holistic
Something I saw recently and liked was the term "integrated health therapist2, I really liked it as I thought it was different. Most people I know use the word holistic and I think it makes a nice change. No offence Laura:D
None taken! :D I even considered a change of name after reading your post, but then thought nah! I think I'll stick with what I've got, it does have a capital H, after all ;)
At the risk of turning HP into a treasure hunt, there's a thread in Business Development on the use of the words therapist/practitioner, and holistic comes into that as well:
Which with the link I put there might bring it full circle back to this one :D
Laura.
Could someone please help to enlighten me.
Thanks,
Answers:
Hello Dave
It depends how you define holistic. A good GP should adopt a holistic approach to her or his patients in my opinion. I think it's more the practitioner who is holistic in their attitude and approach than the therapy.
Answers:
Holistic in this sense is being used as investigating other causes outwith those localised issues arising within the foot/ankle itself - that's the main difference between the old term 'chiropody' which we've all grown up with here in the UK and the more modern approach as applied in 'podiatry' which has come over here from the US. I think we tend to concentrate too much on the term holistic as always having to mean the presence of mind/body/spirit elements. I don't think you can treat corns spiritually! :D
The practitioner in question probably thinks that the phrase 'holistic chiropodist' has more pulling power than 'podiatrist'.
derekw
Answers:
Hi Derek
Thanks for clarifying! I found a site that actually gives definitions of what holistic means, which I thought others here might enjoy. There is no doubt that the term holistic conjures up visions of incense and orange robes in some people's minds, when in fact I think it's just a commonsense approach to dealing with people and situations:
Answers:
Hi Dave!
I would say that chiropody is not a holisitc therapy because, as far as I understand it, it treats only the symptoms and not the cuase of disease e.g. cutting out a corn rather than addressing the broader issues that may result in the development of that corn, such as lifestyle, posture etc. Corns can be treated well with homoeopathy, for example, but that would be addressing an imbalance in the Vital Force of the patient and the curing of the corns would be one of many things that areaddressed by the remedy. I would say that any treatment which treats the symptom as the problem, and does not address the person as a whole cannot be deemed holisitic.
Answers:
As a Podiatrist & Chiropodist in Private Practice I feel that the word holistic should not be associated with Chiropody & Podiatry.
There are however some in the profession that believe it should , they have their own group and association. It is called The College of Holistic Podiatrists .
The word holistic implies the whole body being assesed in the treatment , I can not see how treating an ingrown toenail or bunioncan be associated with holistic care.
Answers:
Please forgive the partial hijack of this thread, but this "other" enjoyed immensely! Tickled pink, in fact .... orange is just soooo not my colour ;):D
I liked this, from the website quoted:
That is not to say that, should I have a corn on my toe, I wouldn't want it dealt with in and of itself, yet holistically ;)
Holistic
Answers:
Dave,
Are you sure the requestor isn't getting mixed up between Chiropody (a very medical practice!) and Chiropractic which is considered to come under holistic therapies? Chiropody is to do with getting rid of warts/verrucas etc. from the feet whereas Chiropractic (which as far as I know comes in two forms, one very bone crunching and the other very gentle) is to do with manipulation of the spine.
Love and Reiki Hugs.
Answers:
A definition of chiropractic was given here:
In an effort to clarify the distinction.
Holistic
Answers:
Something I saw recently and liked was the term "integrated health therapist2, I really liked it as I thought it was different. Most people I know use the word holistic and I think it makes a nice change. No offence Laura:D
Answers:
None taken! :D I even considered a change of name after reading your post, but then thought nah! I think I'll stick with what I've got, it does have a capital H, after all ;)
At the risk of turning HP into a treasure hunt, there's a thread in Business Development on the use of the words therapist/practitioner, and holistic comes into that as well:
Which with the link I put there might bring it full circle back to this one :D
Laura.
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