Chiropractic medicine?

superrific said:
I don't think there's any difference at all, at least not in most specialties. DOs and MDs take the same boards; prescribe the same medications; buy the same malpractice insurance; so on and so forth. Most importantly, there are no DO specific residency programs. So MDs and DOs train together, work together, are hired by the same institutions, etc. It's basically all the same now.
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The only thing I will say is that much like the day after UNC acceptance letters creates a huge spike in NC state admissions DO programs have the same spike after MD programs fill.
 
uncgriff said:
The only thing I will say is that much like the day after UNC acceptance letters creates a huge spike in NC state admissions DO programs have the same spike after MD programs fill.
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Maybe but I think that is a pure reputation effect and has little to do with the actual career prospects or quality of care provided.
 
uncgriff said:
There are good and bad in both camps for sure. But there are also a list law schools and b list law schools...
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The difference, though, is that the career prospects coming out of a Top 5 law school and even a top 30 law school like UNC are very different, and even more so compared to a low-tier school like NCCU.

Out of Harvard or Yale, pretty much everyone can get a full-salary big firm job if they want one. Twenty years ago, that was about 160-180K plus bonus. Out of UNC, the lesser students won't necessarily find jobs at big firms, and nobody from UNC is getting into the elite firms like Cravath or WLRK. I don't know what WLRK is doing now, but when I graduated, it hired from precisely five places: Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Columbia and NYU.

And the difference between being a partner at WLRK versus a partner at a regional NC firm is HUGE. It's like $7M a year versus maybe $1M a year if you're lucky. My numbers might be out of date, but it's a huge difference.

In medicine, as you know, not so much. You don't get paid more per procedure from Harvard med school than from UNC or Kirksville, MO. You might have some doors open to you in policy/administration that you wouldn't have at lesser schools, but it isn't nearly the big gap as in law.
 
superrific said:
The difference, though, is that the career prospects coming out of a Top 5 law school and even a top 30 law school like UNC are very different, and even more so compared to a low-tier school like NCCU.

Out of Harvard or Yale, pretty much everyone can get a full-salary big firm job if they want one. Twenty years ago, that was about 160-180K plus bonus. Out of UNC, the lesser students won't necessarily find jobs at big firms, and nobody from UNC is getting into the elite firms like Cravath or WLRK. I don't know what WLRK is doing now, but when I graduated, it hired from precisely five places: Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Columbia and NYU.

And the difference between being a partner at WLRK versus a partner at a regional NC firm is HUGE. It's like $7M a year versus maybe $1M a year if you're lucky. My numbers might be out of date, but it's a huge difference.

In medicine, as you know, not so much. You don't get paid more per procedure from Harvard med school than from UNC or Kirksville, MO. You might have some doors open to you in policy/administration that you wouldn't have at lesser schools, but it isn't nearly the big gap as in law.
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It will definitley affect your residency prospects which will affect the quality of education/mentors/research/patient population
 
uncgriff said:
I've had 2 patients who had strokes after chiropractic manipulation of the neck. The vertebral artery goes through the cervical spinal column and can be pinched by forced neck motion. I have no issues with lumbar chiropractic work but strongly advise against any neck manipulation.
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I had one patient have that happen my first year or two after residency and i’ve done the same thing. If a patient asks i’ll tell them it’s probably fine for the low back but don’t get your neck done and don’t listen to them about any of the other quackery
 
takingAdookie said:
There are a lot of smart educated people on here would love to get your takes on Chiropractic medicine. Do you view it as quackery or legit? My mother is having some spinal issues and saw a TV ad for a free first visit which includes an Xray and adjustment if needed. I've talked to a couple people around here who were referred to Chiropractors by their lawyers. That right there seems kinda shady to me. Just don't know who or what to believe online anymore so I'd like to get my Tar Heel homies opinions on here. Appreciate it!
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I believe that it can be beneficial.

But if the Chiropractor stays telling you how an adjustment will heal everything, leave.
 
My wife goes to one about once a year for some tightened up back issue she gets from time to time and it always fixes it in one visit, but this guy has a good rep. Almost every chiro will oversell and try to set you up on a series of visits.
 
LosPollosHermanos said:
My wife goes to one about once a year for some tightened up back issue she gets from time to time and it always fixes it in one visit, but this guy has a good rep. Almost every chiro will oversell and try to set you up on a series of visits.
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This was a green flag for my guy, in addition to the good online reviews — he never tries to set me up with ongoing sessions more than just a couple, and just tells me to do the recommended stretches and exercises and come back if needed.
 
takingAdookie said:
There are a lot of smart educated people on here would love to get your takes on Chiropractic medicine. Do you view it as quackery or legit? My mother is having some spinal issues and saw a TV ad for a free first visit which includes an Xray and adjustment if needed. I've talked to a couple people around here who were referred to Chiropractors by their lawyers. That right there seems kinda shady to me. Just don't know who or what to believe online anymore so I'd like to get my Tar Heel homies opinions on here. Appreciate it!
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They have their place and most are legit. However I’ve become a fan of massage therapy and muscle balance. It’s usually our muscles out of balance which tends to pull our skeletal into misalignment. Chiropractors can snap crack and pop things “back into place”, but the muscle imbalance will simply pull things back out of place.

Better to stretch the muscle groups that need stretching and strengthening the muscles that need strengthening to achieve balance.
Thighs usually need stretching and hamstrings and gluts need strengthening.

Massaging the thighs helps with this.

But sometimes we get thrown out of whack due to an accident or some kind of trauma and a chiropractor can put things back in order. They have their place in the medical world and they’re legit for the most part.
 
takingAdookie said:
There are a lot of smart educated people on here would love to get your takes on Chiropractic medicine. Do you view it as quackery or legit? My mother is having some spinal issues and saw a TV ad for a free first visit which includes an Xray and adjustment if needed. I've talked to a couple people around here who were referred to Chiropractors by their lawyers. That right there seems kinda shady to me. Just don't know who or what to believe online anymore so I'd like to get my Tar Heel homies opinions on here. Appreciate it!
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I think chiropractic medicine is legit. It won't fix everything, but I've known several people who I've personally witnessed go through significant physical improvement as a result.

I was even more skeptical of acupuncture until it transformed my brother's life. He was having extreme pain in his knee. The pain and lack of sleep was ruining his life. Doctors couldn't find any issue and wouldn't provide strong enough pain meds to address the issue. He was days from going through exploratory surgery and tried acupuncture at the suggestion of a friend. He was 80% fixed after the first visit and is completely back to normal now.
 
Bobfripp said:
Placebo effect.
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Gotcha. If it helps I wouldn't think it matters if legit or placebo. Mind over matter type thing I guess. Just another difficult decision in life that is full of differing opinions. I'm sure I will start drinking heavily one day lmao. Appreciate all the thoughts on the matter.
 
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