Re: The Cure for most musculoskeletal injuries(Sprained ankles/wrists to knees and ba
I did not say celebrex and ibeuprofin were the same thing. They are both anti-inflammatories so their main purpose is the same. The point I was getting at is lets say you just need 800mg of Motrin, to make more money they will write you a celebrex scrip (Thats assuming that there are no contraindications for celebrex; heart issues) because they know you wont look into it and still buy it.
Really, you didn't say they were the same thing? Also, you do realize that the physician doesn't make any additional money from prescribing a scheduled medication over telling you to take an OTC, right?
Ofcourse, ibeuprofin is an NSAID (Non-steroidal anti inflammatory drug) which will help keep the inflamation(swelling) down. Ibeuprofin is a shitty pain killer but it keeps the swelling down. You might be thinking but my doctor gave me Naproxen, or Mobic, or Celebrex but really they all do the same thing. Celebrex, Naproxen, and Mobic all cost more and do the same thing as ibeuprofin. This is just the medical field making money off of you. (Unless you have stomach issues then Mobic in better then ibeuprofin)rehabilitation.
You might want to actually pay attention to the things that you say.
I never said X-rays themselvs are un-neccessary, but most of the time they are used un-neccessarily. I.E. Your wrist is an obvious sprain, but there are no red flags for a fracture (Snuffbox Test;Scaphoid etc..) they will do a 'Just incase' X-Ray when there wont be anything wrong just to cost you more money.
X-rays are used as a way of correctly diagnosing a problem. Again, I'd rather pay the $15 to have an x-ray done and ensure that there isn't anything else seriously wrong before accepting a treatment plan. It's poor medical practice to prescribe treatment for an injury, especially a joint injury, without getting x-rays done... especially with the amount of malpractice lawsuits that go around. It's not a matter of trying to bilk you out of additional money, because they're not seeing any of it in most cases, but it's a matter of being thorough, and covering their ass in the process.
I also work at a physical therapy clinic rightnow btw. Im working as a PT Tech. If you really did work in a physical therapy clinic you would know what RICE therapy is, uses of heat and cold, contrast bath's, Taping, dry needling, wrapping, stretching etc..
I know exactly what RICE therapy is, and was performing it with patients when you were in elementary school. I handled heat and cold with patients, ultrasound, e-stim, whirlpools, etc... everything but massage and manual manipulation.
I have a family full of doctors, and some of the doc's i worked with in the Army were on the civilian side before. Thats just how it is. Money, Money, Money. Im sure you would like to believe the boo boo on your ankle is serious, eventhough its not. The doctor wants you to believe that too. Stronger med's and imaging means more money. People in the medical field look out for one another.
My dad was a military physician, as was my grandfather (dad was Air Force, grandfather was Army)... they are/were also private practice physicians after their military service. Whether you choose to believe it or not, medicine isn't all about "money, money, money". My dad is a family practice physician, and treats his patients based on their condition and the type of treatment he believes is necessary based on his 23+ years of experience as a physician. I'm one of those patients that double checks every type of therapy or med that is prescribed to me, and I've only had one physician recommend a test that I didn't believe was necessary... and that was a neurologist that tried to get me to have an LP as a way of testing for why I have my persistent headaches.
Also, everyone here is trash talking RICE therapy. Look it up. Even if you break a bone, sprain a joint, stress fracture, stress reaction etc... your going to end up in some form using RICE therapy.
I don't believe that I've trash talked it in the least bit... it's a perfectly legitimate therapy and has good results for a lot of different conditions. Feel free to correct me if I've misspoken regarding it though.
I'm not your everyday person when it comes to stuff like this... I do my research, medicine is in my family (dad and grandfather were physicians, mom was an RN, sister is 3 weeks away from her RN, ex-wife is an LVN and a year away from her RN, my grandmother was a coder, my other grandfather was a hospital administrator, my uncle was a paramedic, and I've been in physical therapy and medical IT). I've also had extensive treatments for joint problems (bad knee and am probably looking at a replacement by the time I'm 50), persistent headaches, and I've broken more bones than I care to remember right now. Like I said though, a lot of what you've suggested is good common sense, but other parts of it are medically irresponsible or not factual as far as I'm concerned.