Originally Posted by MadQuilter
I had multiple accidents as a child - Klutz should be my middle name. Since there was no blood and nothing appeared broken, I never saw a doctor until I got to the point where I couldn't walk. Crawled around the house on all fours - that was fun. Someone talked me into seeing a Chiropractor and he helped me become a bi-ped again. A badly bulging disc required surgical help but I still see my Chiropractor on a regular basis. Even my HMO is accepting Chiropractic and Accupuncture as valid medical treatments.
That said, it is a personal decision whether a person will seek out alternative medicine or not. Honestly - for me though, if a "specialist" disses on alternative medicine, I tell him (or her) what I think about it, pack my bag and leave. Likewise, I don't care for medical practitioners who don't have a sense of humor. ....that's me.
My personal doctorand my orthopedic doctor both know I don't like to take narcotics (personal choice) so my alternative is Tylenol or a non narcotic prescription.
I am just checked every 6 months.
My orthopedic doctor doesn't prescribe anything for the hip discomfort I have. I use a treadmill daily and that seems to help unfreeze the stiff muscles and the pain subsides.