tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390054012370292935.post5752659501885093413..comments2023-05-08T05:40:51.720-04:00Comments on Perles of Wisdom: Decompression - Yeah rightDr. Stephen M. Perlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842367889503625768noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390054012370292935.post-78064124769402080632010-05-08T20:24:17.039-04:002010-05-08T20:24:17.039-04:00I think the problem is that if we assume, as I sha...I think the problem is that if we assume, as I shall, that these doctors really are committed to providing their patients' with the best care, it is unfortunate that they haven't really found out that maybe this isn't the best care. Often doctor's desire to do the best isn't balanced with adequate skill at finding what is the best. It appears that docs often fall victim to believing the company's marketing and not searching the literature one their own.<br /><br />SMPDr. Stephen M. Perlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10842367889503625768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390054012370292935.post-52936478160672124552010-03-29T17:04:16.859-04:002010-03-29T17:04:16.859-04:00Dear Dr. Perle-
Thank-you for helping expose a sig...Dear Dr. Perle-<br />Thank-you for helping expose a significant problem in the treatment of low-back pain. I have even seen ads which say, "the only chiropractor who treats serious low-back pain." Ridiculous of course!<br />Brett Carr, DCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390054012370292935.post-32547289924819390012010-03-29T09:37:02.450-04:002010-03-29T09:37:02.450-04:00Thanks Stephen - well written. Marketplace is typ...Thanks Stephen - well written. Marketplace is typically a very biased show but managed to keep that in check,for the most part, for this piece. I work in the same city as the chiro in that story and his ads are everywhere. The problem is that the ads make decomp sound like a panacea for all back pain, when as you accurately point out, only a small (and as yet, undetermined) % of low back patients would benefit from this expensive treatment. Those who have them in their office of course view every patient as a canditdate (to pay for the machine, not necessarily benefit from the intervention itself).<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Shawn<br /><br />www.researchreviewservice.comDr. Shawn Thistlehttp://www.researchreviewservice.comnoreply@blogger.com