MD vs. DVM

 

If you knew you had a medical situation, lets say an accident, but you couldn’t talk to tell the doctor what was going on would you want your MD to look at you?  Or would you want a Veterinarian?  I know most of you reading this right now are asking, why would I take myself to a vet?  But think about the situation for a moment.  You can’t talk.

 

MDs examine based on what you tell them.  It hurts here.  I feel pain here.  It makes me tired.  It’s all verbal.  Then based on what you tell them, they perform their examination.

 

A vet on the other hand deals with beings (animals) that don’t talk to begin with.  I remember when my turtle was vomiting.  That’s all I told the vet, “My turtle is vomiting.”  “Does he act like a healthy turtle” was the primary question.  “No” was my simple answer.  The vet kept him overnight watched him swim, observed him eat and how the turtle acted.  Then he performed an examination and took x-rays.  Turns out he ate some bad food.

 

Last week someone brought their dog into the office.  He had been limping for a week or so.  Poor guy didn’t want to walk or go outside and was just laying around the house.  Needless to say he wasn’t himself.  So I examined him and found that his pelvis was subluxated and adjusted it.  Like the vet, I observed him walking (limping) around and his attitude and demeanor.  The owner left a message on Friday morning that he was doing much better, that his walking had improved and he was asking to go out again.  I didn’t ask any questions of the owner, it was just what do I see is going on.

 

It is no different with a human who comes to Chiropractic.  What we see and find on the examination is more pertinent that what is said.  That is because a pain can be in your leg but the problem is in your spine.  Or, you can have a tummy ache but the cause is with the nerve serving the stomach.  As humans we tend to tell what we sense, or the expression of the problem.  Not the problem itself.  Discovery of the problem itself comes from observation and examination.

 

If you have a friend, family member, or co-worker, (or anyone for that matter) who have told every doctor they’ve seen what’s going on with them; and if they have done so without help, tell them to contact us.