I'll show you cheap

I love all the attention that is being paid to how much we, as Americans, are spending on healthcare. Finally, the wasteful and unproven b.s.-ery that occcupies "healthcare" will be examined.

Why am I so happy about it?

Because chiropractic kicks ass, thats why. Even the most flat-earth, pill-popping, pin-headed, technophilic people out there must bow to our numbers.

What numbers?

I'm glad you asked.

An insurance company looked at people over age 75 and compared people who get adjusted with those who do not. The result? People getting adjusted reported less time in hospitals (21%) used fewer drugs, better overall health, and were more active than those who did not.

Another company surveyed people who had been using chiropractic care for more than 5 years. It turns out they spent 31% less than the national average for health services. That is a very big, very significant number.

In a study of more tan 2818 respondents a strong connection was found between those persons getting adjusted and a higher quality-of-life. So much so that 99% of the persons surveyed wanted to continue care.

Going to the doctor for costly, unproven, dangerous emergency care is a fools game, and always has been. It is time for the medical model of better living through better chemistry as the mainstream method of choice to be put where it belongs.

In the trash.

vehemence

Have you ever looked at the "comment" section on places like the USA today or AOL story pages. What a bunch of jackasses. Where are all these Internet tough guys coming from? I cannot believe some of the reasoning behind most of the comments that are made. It looks like this:

Comment 1 : Random comment loosely based on story, suspicious statistics
Comment 2: Sharp attack on comment 1's logic, assertion of superior logic with equally flawed statistics
Comment 3: Weak attempt to poke fun at comment one and two
Comment 4: Vicious rant with clear relationship issues and/or poor typing indicative of inebriation or "angry-type"
Comment 5: Pacifistic comment completely unrelated and generalized to the point of blandness
Comment 6: Personal attack on the mothers of commenters 1 and 2

Viva la interwebz!

told you so.

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090119/MOMS/90119016


Not a bad article, except for the zany parts where they ask medical doctors what they think about chiropractic care. In all the medical doctors I have spoken with (that is, the ones who actually return my calls when I try to discuss patient care with them) I have encountered 3 that actually have a grasp on chiropractic care. Normally, I wouldn't care, but isn't it their job to know the best possible treatments for their patients?

If I thought a patient needed surgery, I would recommend it at the drop of a hat. In fact, it is one of the first promises I make to my patients when I meet them. Our allopathic colleagues have the same responsibility. Period.

Ranting aside, we have been seeing 20-30 kids a month for several years now, getting them healthy and keeping them healthy. We do this through hours of education and research on how best to keep these tiny titans bulletproof. It is our greatest responsibility.

Also, their expression is fun to watch when I tell them I am going to sell their spleens.