I don't see why it is controversial, I mean, physical therapy is done by the medical profession which is a different type of manual therapy. In the UK, I got acupuncture on the NHS (recommended by the gynaecologist). To me, putting needles in people to open up meridian lines is several steps away from chiropractic care in terms of how easy it is to understand and accept. After being told to get acupuncture by the gynaecologist I went to my GP (family doctor) and she wrote the referral letter to refer me for the acupuncture. I know, in the UK at least, you can often get NHS referrals for osteopathic treatment, some surgeries even have osteopaths working along side them. I know my MIL's surgery did that (not mine, unfortunately).
You can also make applications here, to the NHS to get funding for chiropractic care. They may refuse now, in the current financial climate, but I know they've given funding to other patients to have chiropractic care. I myself was offered the chance to write an application to the NHS for my chiropractic treatment but I elected to pay privately as I wanted to see someone immediately and not wait for weeks while they consider my application. In some areas of the country, there are chiropractors who already have contracts with the NHS. Unfortunately there are none with contracts in my town.
You can also get aromatherapy massage on the NHS. I had PTSD after some traumatic events several years ago and I was given aromatherapy massage in hospital. I also went to a self-help group run by the NHS where we were taught meditation and guided visualisation in order to relax.
My friend who is a reflexologist and massage therapist was hired by a local hospital when she lived here to give aromatherapy massage to the doctors and nurses. Apparently they got stressed working long hours and often pulled muscles lifting patients so she used to have an 'open house' there that they could go to and they'd get aromatherapy massages from her in their break times.
You can also get private medical insurance if you choose and chiropractic care is usually included in the policy. Unfortunately I didn't take out an insurance before I got neuralgia so that option isn't open to me. So I don't see how it is that controversial. If the spine is out of whack then that is obviously going to cause ill health. My chiropractor found my C2/C3 bones (fused) were too far to the left so he adjusted them. I've only had two sessions so far and I haven't had any painkillers for two days (that is a real achievement). I don't have a headache, just some nerve pain in my shoulder which I am confident he will fix by the end session. Neuralgia headache ruined 17 months of my life, a lot of days I couldn't get out of bed and missed lots of working time and time with my kids. Now I feel like a new woman.
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I don't see why it is controversial, I mean, physical therapy is done by the medical profession which is a different type of manual therapy. In the UK, I got acupuncture on the NHS (recommended by the gynaecologist). To me, putting needles in people to open up meridian lines is several steps away from chiropractic care in terms of how easy it is to understand and accept. After being told to get acupuncture by the gynaecologist I went to my GP (family doctor) and she wrote the referral letter to refer me for the acupuncture. I know, in the UK at least, you can often get NHS referrals for osteopathic treatment, some surgeries even have osteopaths working along side them. I know my MIL's surgery did that (not mine, unfortunately).
You can also make applications here, to the NHS to get funding for chiropractic care. They may refuse now, in the current financial climate, but I know they've given funding to other patients to have chiropractic care. I myself was offered the chance to write an application to the NHS for my chiropractic treatment but I elected to pay privately as I wanted to see someone immediately and not wait for weeks while they consider my application. In some areas of the country, there are chiropractors who already have contracts with the NHS. Unfortunately there are none with contracts in my town.
You can also get aromatherapy massage on the NHS. I had PTSD after some traumatic events several years ago and I was given aromatherapy massage in hospital. I also went to a self-help group run by the NHS where we were taught meditation and guided visualisation in order to relax.
My friend who is a reflexologist and massage therapist was hired by a local hospital when she lived here to give aromatherapy massage to the doctors and nurses. Apparently they got stressed working long hours and often pulled muscles lifting patients so she used to have an 'open house' there that they could go to and they'd get aromatherapy massages from her in their break times.
You can also get private medical insurance if you choose and chiropractic care is usually included in the policy. Unfortunately I didn't take out an insurance before I got neuralgia so that option isn't open to me. So I don't see how it is that controversial. If the spine is out of whack then that is obviously going to cause ill health. My chiropractor found my C2/C3 bones (fused) were too far to the left so he adjusted them. I've only had two sessions so far and I haven't had any painkillers for two days (that is a real achievement). I don't have a headache, just some nerve pain in my shoulder which I am confident he will fix by the end session. Neuralgia headache ruined 17 months of my life, a lot of days I couldn't get out of bed and missed lots of working time and time with my kids. Now I feel like a new woman.
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