The point is that (and I am by no means a great proponent of EBM) most
alternative therapies are at the very fringe of Evidence Based Medicine.
That is not to say that they don't work of course. How do you define
"work"? Do you mean the patient _likes_ having the treatment, or is
somewhat better at the finish of treatment?? I recently had a young
single male patient who had grown rather attached to a multiplicity of
free chiropractic treatments for his stiff neck from this rather
attractive young lady chiropractor. I let him have 3 months treatment
before I told him it probably wasn't essential therapy.(Even if he was
B27 positive!)
Jon Wilcox
Becky Sarah wrote:
>
> Why is this any more a luxury than other treatments? Homeopathy
> and acpuncture are quite cheap to provide. If they work, they're
> probably more economical than allopathic Western medicine, and if they
> don't we shouldn't use them anyway.
>
> On Wed, 17 Jul 1996, Dr Jon Wilcox wrote:
>
> > The point is .........
> > Who is going to poay for this luxury treatment?
> > Surely not the taxpayer??
> >
> > Jon Wilcox
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