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RE: Time for European style socialized medine
September 17, 2012 at 4:48 am
Here in OZ....
Chiropractic is just another name for Physiotherapist.
No "pill" is going to realign a spine after an injury to said spine.
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RE: Time for European style socialized medine
September 17, 2012 at 4:49 am
Your access to the NHS is utterly unconnected to whether you pay National insurance contributions or not.It might well be that the NHS is partly funded by it -NI is a particularly large raiser of tax money but NI contributions go to the treasury.
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RE: Time for European style socialized medine
September 17, 2012 at 4:51 am
Chiropractic and Physiotherapy are NOT covered under the National health scheme here Puddles
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RE: Time for European style socialized medine
September 17, 2012 at 7:40 am
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(September 17, 2012 at 4:51 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: Chiropractic and Physiotherapy are NOT covered under the National health scheme here Puddles
Neither is Dental, which are the reasons why I have private health insurance for extras and once I am earning a reasonably good income I will take out private hospital cover.
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RE: Time for European style socialized medine
September 17, 2012 at 10:52 am
Physiotherapy is real medicine, its about rehabilitation after injury. Chiropractic is woo based.
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RE: Time for European style socialized medine
September 17, 2012 at 10:58 am
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My mum is a physio and what she does is all covered by the NHS here, but I don't think chiropractors are... but I wouldn't really know, I have never been to one.
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RE: Time for European style socialized medine
September 17, 2012 at 11:07 am
(September 17, 2012 at 10:58 am)frankiej Wrote: My mum is a physio and what she does is all covered by the NHS here, but I don't think chiropractors are... but I wouldn't really know, I have never been to one.
Yup. I've had physio treatment via the NHS. I've visited a chiro once, in my life... an experience not to be repeated. And that was private, not NHS.
In the UK, chiropracty has always (ttbomk) been related to bad backs. It wasn't until I heard Americans going on about them, that I realised that they've slipped very much into woo over there. Perhaps here, too, with some "practicioners". If they claim that they can cure anything that isn't spine/ligament related, they're woo. If they're not woo, they're still of dubious value. My back was much worse after seeing one. On other occasions, I've self-treated (by being sensible) and recovered much quicker.
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RE: Time for European style socialized medine
September 17, 2012 at 12:02 pm
drfinitely woo.Just google them
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RE: Time for European style socialized medine
September 17, 2012 at 12:30 pm
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Got a problem with your musculoskeletal system? Go to an orthopedic surgeon/physical therapist. Got some cash to blow on "an experience"? - See a chiropractor.
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RE: Time for European style socialized medine
September 17, 2012 at 12:55 pm
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Really I think our liberals dropped the ball on this issue. It should have been a single payer system all the way. This is a win fall for the Ins. industry. Their was no checks and balances for the cost of Ins. Premiums every month. Plus they will get millions on their rolls. You could see just who wrote this new law and it wasn't our congress. I see the lobbyist hands all over our new health laws. sure their was some give things that will help the insured but deep down the insurance company's will come out smelling like a rose. I only hope it is changed to a single payer very soon.
(September 17, 2012 at 12:30 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Got a problem with your musculoskeletal system? Go to an orthopedic surgeon/physical therapist. Got some cash to blow on "an experience"? - See a chiropractor. I seen a quackpractor for 2 years and all it did is make my back worse and cost me allot of cash.
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