Comments on: Guidelines for Emergency Room Chiropractic Reimbursement http://gruntdoc.com/2007/05/guidelines-for-emergency-room-chiropractic-reimbursement.html Ramblings of an Emergency Physician in Texas Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:40:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sandy Chiropractic http://gruntdoc.com/2007/05/guidelines-for-emergency-room-chiropractic-reimbursement.html/comment-page-1#comment-17540 Sandy Chiropractic Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:17:06 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/05/guidelines-for-emergency-room-chiropractic-reimbursement.html#comment-17540 If I feel something is beyond my scope of practice I refer out for medical attention. All this without the emergency room. :) If I feel something is beyond my scope of practice I refer out for medical attention. All this without the emergency room.

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]]> By: John http://gruntdoc.com/2007/05/guidelines-for-emergency-room-chiropractic-reimbursement.html/comment-page-1#comment-11925 John Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:17:22 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/05/guidelines-for-emergency-room-chiropractic-reimbursement.html#comment-11925 Doc, I just stumbled upon this (over a year later). I am a DC who may very soon be working in a hospital setting on an army base - working with active duty personnel. Any suggestions? It is my dream to work under an MD's orders in such a capacity, helping out within our scope! I am against the quacks in our profession, who bring the rest of us down. Peace, John docjon3@hotmail.com Doc,
I just stumbled upon this (over a year later). I am a DC who may very soon be working in a hospital setting on an army base – working with active duty personnel. Any suggestions? It is my dream to work under an MD’s orders in such a capacity, helping out within our scope! I am against the quacks in our profession, who bring the rest of us down.

Peace,
John
docjon3@hotmail.com

]]> By: Dr Eben Davis http://gruntdoc.com/2007/05/guidelines-for-emergency-room-chiropractic-reimbursement.html/comment-page-1#comment-5843 Dr Eben Davis Sun, 20 May 2007 22:12:43 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/05/guidelines-for-emergency-room-chiropractic-reimbursement.html#comment-5843 As a practicing San Francisco chiropractor for 15 years, I can't imagine myself in the emergency room. I do receive plenty of medical referrals, but they are to my clinic after the patient has been checked out medically. Sure, some of these patients have nothing more than a simple sprain and should have gone straight to the chiropractor, but for the most part, there is no harm done. This works in reverse as well. If I feel something is beyond my scope of practice I refer out for medical attention. All this without the emergency room. As a practicing San Francisco chiropractor for 15 years, I can’t imagine myself in the emergency room. I do receive plenty of medical referrals, but they are to my clinic after the patient has been checked out medically. Sure, some of these patients have nothing more than a simple sprain and should have gone straight to the chiropractor, but for the most part, there is no harm done. This works in reverse as well. If I feel something is beyond my scope of practice I refer out for medical attention. All this without the emergency room.

]]> By: A Bohemian Road Nurse... http://gruntdoc.com/2007/05/guidelines-for-emergency-room-chiropractic-reimbursement.html/comment-page-1#comment-5842 A Bohemian Road Nurse... Tue, 01 May 2007 22:36:13 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/05/guidelines-for-emergency-room-chiropractic-reimbursement.html#comment-5842 I've also found a lot of people with constant "migraine" headaches whereby Immitrex, narcotics and NSAIDS are not working are really having "rebound headaches". My sister, who suffered from just such a headache merry-go-round didn't believe me about hte existence of rebound headaches. But she reluctantly tried my suggestion of weaning herself from pain meds. After three days of misery, she was headache free. It worked. Now, she only gets the ocasional "real" migraine, around her menstrual cycle, for which Immitrex DOES now work. (I know this doesn't cover everybody, but it is a thought to consider for some people with lots of headaches....) I’ve also found a lot of people with constant “migraine” headaches whereby Immitrex, narcotics and NSAIDS are not working are really having “rebound headaches”. My sister, who suffered from just such a headache merry-go-round didn’t believe me about hte existence of rebound headaches. But she reluctantly tried my suggestion of weaning herself from pain meds. After three days of misery, she was headache free. It worked. Now, she only gets the ocasional “real” migraine, around her menstrual cycle, for which Immitrex DOES now work. (I know this doesn’t cover everybody, but it is a thought to consider for some people with lots of headaches….)

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