Today I went to my second appointment with a chiropractor to read the results of my x-ray that took two hours to take a few days ago. The chiropractor showed up late, made me watch a video, and then proceeded to provide me with individualized treatment discussions that sounded quite canned. Keep in mind, I have been in serious pain and have been avoiding using prescription strength pain killers, and that is what brought me to this chiropractor. So as he proceeded to discuss things with me, I noticed that as much as he complained about mainstream medicine, his services were identical, here is how: (Mainstream Dr. will be identified with initials MD, and alternative Dr. with initials AD) Scheduling an appointment for 11:00AM: MD: Who knows when you will see her AD: Who knows when you will see her Diagnosis: MD: I am not going to listen to you because tests will tell me what you have AD: I am not going to listen to you because my hands will tell me what you have, but I ...
These are the meandering thoughts of a smart and competent woman.