What's the difference between chiropractors and medical doctors?

Medical physicians treat the body as parts (a "liver problem" or a "stomach case" etc.) without much respect for what other factors caused the individual organ to dysfunction. Chiropractic doctors will discuss with the patient all known items that may (or may not) have had some effect on their problem. A person may have mid thoracic pain from coughing, but the patient's smoking habits would need to be discussed, as well as a possible connection to head/neck pain. What the patient does in his/her work may cause some of the problem. How and where they live may also contribute to the problem. This is treating the whole person. scottsdale chiropractors What to do if you are in an accident If you are involved in an automobile accident or other type of accident that causes immediate pain or immobility, see a physician immediately. Many persons come to a chiropractic office for care long after an accident, making the symptoms more difficult to treat, and a correction and proper healing much ...

Medical physicians treat the body as parts (a "liver problem" or a "stomach case" etc.) without much respect for what other factors caused the individual organ to dysfunction. Chiropractic doctors will discuss with the patient all known items that may (or may not) have had some effect on their problem. A person may have mid thoracic pain from coughing, but the patient's smoking habits would need to be discussed, as well as a possible connection to head/neck pain. What the patient does in his/her work may cause some of the problem. How and where they live may also contribute to the problem. This is treating the whole person.  more

Medical physicians treat the body as parts (a "liver problem" or a "stomach case", etc.) without much respect for what other factors caused the individual organ to dysfunction. Chiropractic doctors will discuss with the patient all known items that may (or may not) have had some effect on their problem. A person may have mid thoracic pain from coughing, but the patient's smoking habits would need to be discussed, as well as a possible connection to head/neck pain. What the patient does in his/her work may cause some of the problem. How and where they live may also contribute to the problem. How and where they live may also contribute to the problem. This is treating the whole person.  more

Medical physicians treat the body as parts (a "liver problem" or a "stomach case" etc.) without much respect for what other factors caused the individual organ to dysfunction. Chiropractic doctors will discuss with the patient all known items that may (or may not) have had some effect on their problem. A person may have mid thoracic pain from coughing, but the patient's smoking habits would need to be discussed, as well as a possible connection to head/neck pain. What the patient does in his/her work may cause some of the problem. How and where they live may also contribute to the problem. This is treating the whole person. What to do if you are in an accident If you are involved in an automobile accident or other type of accident that causes immediate pain or immobility, see a physician immediately.