Digest Number 130

[Guest guest]

Isabell, this too will pass. I understand your concern about the fact

that M.D.'s and chiropractors trying to phase us out. But remember the

holy war was fought because people were afraid. I personally think that

the idea of calling ourselves doctors or having titles like DOM. OMD

and all that is not correct. One thing is the moment we call ourselves

doctors it comes with all the negative (as well as positive, not true

in our case) connotation.

 

In the chinese martial art, the teacher is called Si Fu. In the

Japanese, Sensei. So why not call ourselves Yi Sheng, and all you

other folks doing the needle thing for a while Lao Yi. Change is

inevitable, and difficult so why not me?

 

Rajput, Laxmansingh (Laxman)

 

 

>

> Message: 1

> Wed, 5 Jan 2000 09:46:37 EST

> McArenAcu

> (no subject)

>

> Thank you to R. Dane, R. Scott and Janine for such thought out and

> helpful

> responses. I appreciate being 'shored up' by your words of

> encouragement. On

> the comments made by R. Scott about Chiropractors having the same

> training as

> MD's, I want to say that I also have had a lot of science;

> microbiology,

> anatomy and physiology, 2 years of chemistry including organic,

> neurology,

> pathology, biology, etc. Too bad I can't call myself a doctor! It

> would

> probably help.

>

> I have respect for all complementary modalities and I have referred

> patients

> to chiropractors many times. I also go to chiros when I need to. If

> someone

> needs to go to the emergency room or to get antibiotics, then I say

> so. My

> problem was just with the way the other practitioners around here

> want to

> phase us out instead of working in conjuction with us. When I was in

> China

> doing an internship, the physicians and the acupuncturists worked

> hand in

> hand and they both earned equal respect. No one touted their methods

> as

> better than the other.

>

> We have a new center here in Rockford, Illinois that teaches the Dean

> Ornish

> program for heart disease. They give other classes on various modes

> of

> alternative healing, and they were even looking to hire an

> acupuncturist. I

> called them about it and they turned me down flat. They said they

> only wanted

> an acupuncturist that was an MD or a chiropractor because they wanted

>

> insurance to cover it. Very depressing.

>

> Isabell McAren

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Don't want to sound too discouraging, but it's examples like the one you

just mentioned, Isabell and a dozen other examples of lack of cooperation,

support, infighting, bureaucracy etc. that I hear of or experience myself

that after 11 years often sickens my heart and makes me want to just leave

the health field altogether....I don't know about other areas, but myself

and many colleagues here in Hawaii are struggling to make it....true

confessions time I guess. Truly I believe we have chosen a difficult path.

 

Janine

 

 

 

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Wed, 5 Jan 2000 09:46:37 EST

McArenAcu

(no subject)

 

Thank you to R. Dane, R. Scott and Janine for such thought out and helpful

responses. I appreciate being 'shored up' by your words of encouragement. On

the comments made by R. Scott about Chiropractors having the same training

as

MD's, I want to say that I also have had a lot of science; microbiology,

anatomy and physiology, 2 years of chemistry including organic, neurology,

pathology, biology, etc. Too bad I can't call myself a doctor! It would

probably help.

 

I have respect for all complementary modalities and I have referred patients

to chiropractors many times. I also go to chiros when I need to. If someone

needs to go to the emergency room or to get antibiotics, then I say so. My

problem was just with the way the other practitioners around here want to

phase us out instead of working in conjuction with us. When I was in China

doing an internship, the physicians and the acupuncturists worked hand in

hand and they both earned equal respect. No one touted their methods as

better than the other.

 

We have a new center here in Rockford, Illinois that teaches the Dean Ornish

program for heart disease. They give other classes on various modes of

alternative healing, and they were even looking to hire an acupuncturist. I

called them about it and they turned me down flat. They said they only

wanted

an acupuncturist that was an MD or a chiropractor because they wanted

insurance to cover it. Very depressing.

 

Isabell McAren

 

 

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