Pain Relief Clinic Isle of Man, Chempaka

Pain Relief Therapy
Pain Relief Therapy
Chiropractors, Osteopaths & Doctors -Isle of Man
Chiropractors, Osteopaths & Doctors -Isle of Man
Information Guide
Pain Relief Clinic Isle of Man, Chempaka
It’s confusing and all the more maddening when you are in pain.
I am often asked what is the difference between the various “Doctor” titles we come across in various modalities.
It was late 1979 and early 1980 Dr. Stephen started to study in the U.S.A. to become a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, (D.O.), entering on his Bachelor’s Degree, on an initial 5 year teaching that is equivalent to a Medical Doctor, (M.D.), but with a wider view of alternative medicine and a more in-depth degree than a British Osteopath, who is not trained as a physician or Medical Doctor.
In saying that Dr. Stephen is also a Certified Neuromyoskeletal, Postural and Pain Specialist.
Keep reading for more information on Osteopathy and its founder Dr. Still, MD. DO.
A Doctor of Chiropractic or Chiropractic Medicine (DC) = chiropractor; A Chiropractic physician is trained at a chiropractic medical school including alternative and natural medicine. It has only been quite recently that they were allowed to call themselves ‘Doctors’ of Chiropractic and have more or less recently had their craft recognized, mainly because of the growing craft and political pressure.
Like every profession, there are some really super good Chiropractors and some not so good. That’s the main problem actually on how we might refer patients out to them.
Sadly however, it has become the norm both here in a few cases and much more so internationally to run the practice more on the lines of a business, putting the patient second to money and income, where they try and cram in as many people in a day as absolutely possible.
Quite often though it is the same old story they hear each week and the same old treatment, lasting less than 5 minutes in many cases, but normally not more than 15 on a long-term basis.
There are of course brilliant Chiropractors who genuinely care and give appropriate treatment and added modern (non Chiropractic treatments which are usually frowned upon by hard core Chiropractors). If you are lucky enough to have one of those, then well done.
We at Chempaka Pain Relief Clinic pride ourselves on utilizing both eastern and western science to analyze and examine, along with inner psychological assessments as well, which often give surprising additional information.
In several other ways, however, chiropractors differ from conventional health care professionals. The most fundamental differences; most all other health care professionals think, relate to the facts that chiropractic is based on the erroneous dogma of its founding father(s), and that chiropractors fail to abide by the rules of evidence-based medicine and practice.
Keep reading for more information on Chiropractic, its core beliefs and its founder D.D Palmer.
Medical Doctors (MDs’) are highly trained physicians and are generally found in Medical Practices and Hospitals around the world. Like in any healing modality, some Medical Doctors (MD’s) have better diagnostic skills than others and almost certainly better than some DO’s.
Of course most MDs’ are overwhelmed by patients each and every day and there’s no real time for hands on physical treatments, or even lengthy chats like in the old days of doctors’ house calls and it has become the norm to refer out to specialists and surgeons, or prescribe medicines and drugs.
Drugs and medicines are obviously required for many illnesses and do save lives! Perhaps not so for chronic pain issues, but there again that is dependent upon the cause.
To some extent, the same is true for chiropractors (with exceptions of course): There’s not many chiropractors that aren’t reliant to a greater or lesser extent on x-ray findings. On the other hand, some DC’s do learn more than just spinal manipulation than most people attribute to Chiropractic.
Keep reading for more on Chiropractic and its founder DD Palmer.
Osteopathic (I’m talking about American trained DOs’ not British or outside the USA) education tends to emphasize “people skills” and listening to our patients. It is the same with some MD’s who are naturally gifted listeners and some others may be taught the skill by individual mentors. It is generally not the trait of a Chiropractor.
In addition, osteopathic physicians (DO) have traditionally been taught that most of the remaining diagnoses can be made by employing well-honed physical diagnostic skills – from the well-known ‘looking in the eyes and ears’ of a patient and listening to their hearts and lungs, to far more sophisticated palpatory diagnostic skills (diagnosing by using our sense of touch).
The addition of plant medicinals and naturopathy is a skill lacking in all fields of medicine except naturopaths, though a much higher percentage of C.D.s’ and D.O.s’ than M.D.s’ generally take it upon themselves to learn about nutritional supplementation and natural remedies.
It is important to understand also that once the student has left his or her college, it is up to the individuals to continue in earnest to continue to build their skills and knowledge and take as many follow up courses as they can, wherever they may be sourced from, even on-line accredited courses, that go towards degree study, if it helps the individual grow and learn.
So what is Chiropractic?
This is what Wikepedia and other documents say…
This is recently now coming to a head in the UK news.
Numerous controlled clinical studies of treatments used by chiropractors have been conducted, with conflicting results.
Systematic reviews of this research have not found evidence that chiropractic manipulation is effective, with the possible exception of treatment for back pain.
The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of maintenance chiropractic care are unknown. There is not sufficient data to establish the safety of chiropractic manipulations. It is frequently associated with mild to moderate adverse effects, with serious or fatal complications in rare cases.
There is controversy regarding the degree of risk of vertebral artery dissection, which can lead to stroke and death, from cervical manipulation. Several deaths have been associated with this technique and it has been suggested that the relationship is causative, a claim which is disputed by many chiropractors.
We have many cases of patients and clients coming to us with stories of not feeling better after years of treatment. One such patient/client who came to us after 15 years of chiropractic work on her shoulder pain, frozen shoulder, with no effect whatsoever. She came to us and in a month or so, was pain free and had full movement in that shoulder and arm.
What is Osteopathy according to Wikipedia?
Osteopathy is a type of alternative medicine that emphasizes manual readjustments, myofascial release and other physical manipulation of muscle tissue and bones. Practitioners of osteopathy are referred to as osteopaths.
The practice of osteopathy began in the United States in 1874. The term "osteopathy" was coined by Dr. Andrew Still, MD, DO.
After experiencing the loss of his wife and three daughters to spinal meningitis and noting that the current orthodox medical system could not save them, Dr. Still may have been prompted to shape his reformist attitudes towards the conventional medicine.
In 1898 the American Institute of Osteopathy started the Journal of Osteopathy and by that time four states recognized Osteopathy as a profession.
So, there we are! A short introduction to the main modes of treatment for pain syndromes. We hope it helps explain for those who are a little confusred about what it all means and more importantly; how it can help them in treating their pain once and for all. Of course, we at Chempaka Pain Relief Clinic say:
With so many therapies and proverbial doors to choose from, it is often confusing, but we think our door stands alone as the right choice!
You will too, once you take that step to being Pain Free and walk through our door
Welcome to Chempaka Pain Relief Clinic
Come in and start your journey to being Pain Free!
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- Why Us?
- About Us
- Contact Us
- Pain!!!
- Massage
- Acupuncture
- Aromatherapy
- Stone Therapy
- Acupressure
- Vibrational Therapy
- Reflexology
- Low Level Laser Treatment
- Offers and Pricing
- Handmade Soaps
- Back Pain Relief
- Shoulder Pain, Frozen Shoulder
- Physiotherapy Treatment
- Spa & Home-stay accommodation
- Chiropractors, Ostepaths and Doctors