Pooka1
01-23-2010, 11:31 AM
This is an excerpt from an evidence-based chiro site on how chiros can best build a better understanding with doctors...
http://www.chiroevidence.com/Practicing%20Evidence.pdf
MDs rate most written reports from chiropractors as poor (6). Furthermore, they dislike chiropractors' technical jargon (eg., subluxation) and their dogmatic adherence to certain practice protocols: extended treatment schedules for all patients, charging "front end" lump sums for treatment programs, encouraging patient dependency, radiographic examination (and re-examination) of all patients, advocating against vaccination, and treating outside a musculoskeletal scope (6,7,12,13). Obviously, attempting to "educate" a medical practitioner regarding these protocols would be counterproductive.
Besides correspondence about patients, medical practitioners want presentations and scientific literature pertaining to safety and effectiveness, clinical referral guidelines and your clinic's outcome data (6,7,12). Additionally, they have a predisposition towards referring their patients to those professionals who are most closely aligned with their own medical training. For example, chiropractic referral for musculoskeletal care enjoys substantial support. Whereas, referral for chiropractic intervention in visceral conditions continues to be largely opposed by members of the medical profession (14). To create a lasting collaboration, we must consider the factors our medical colleagues value.
http://www.chiroevidence.com/Practicing%20Evidence.pdf
MDs rate most written reports from chiropractors as poor (6). Furthermore, they dislike chiropractors' technical jargon (eg., subluxation) and their dogmatic adherence to certain practice protocols: extended treatment schedules for all patients, charging "front end" lump sums for treatment programs, encouraging patient dependency, radiographic examination (and re-examination) of all patients, advocating against vaccination, and treating outside a musculoskeletal scope (6,7,12,13). Obviously, attempting to "educate" a medical practitioner regarding these protocols would be counterproductive.
Besides correspondence about patients, medical practitioners want presentations and scientific literature pertaining to safety and effectiveness, clinical referral guidelines and your clinic's outcome data (6,7,12). Additionally, they have a predisposition towards referring their patients to those professionals who are most closely aligned with their own medical training. For example, chiropractic referral for musculoskeletal care enjoys substantial support. Whereas, referral for chiropractic intervention in visceral conditions continues to be largely opposed by members of the medical profession (14). To create a lasting collaboration, we must consider the factors our medical colleagues value.