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One anecdote (not diet related): Last winter I developed knee pain, which turned out to be an inflamation. The typical doctor's response: rest, inject cortisone

One anecdote (not diet related): Last winter I developed knee pain, which turned out to be an inflamation. The typical doctor's response: rest, inject cortisone and apply warming creams. After three months the pain was still there. I went to a kinesiologist. She acupunctured the leg (with added electricity) and cupped the knee. After one treatment (~30 min) the pain was gone for good. I'm sure modern science can find ways, but those must be taught to doctors too. The doctors I've met in my life only treat symptoms (with chemistry) and rarely have a holistic look at what's going on in your body. The ones digging into a problem are rare breed.

dc_gregory 7y ago
Its not surprising that the doctor suggested those things, as its not really the domain they focus on. If you have bio-mechanical pain, its often better to see a physiotherapist, who can better diagnose the underlying reason and help you resolve it properly.
- wukerplank 7y ago
  > Its not surprising that the doctor suggested those things I saw an orthopedist who claimed to specialize in sport injuries. He immediately understood which part of the knee was affected. Also I'd expect a doctor who's out of his depth to suggest a specialist, not a "meh, try this".
  - smacktoward 7y ago
    As with engineers, the three least commonly uttered words among doctors are “I don’t know.”
    - HeWhoLurksLate 7y ago
      Apparently, I'm not an engineer.
LunaSea 7y ago
Because holistic looks have systematically been proven as being non medically effective ...
SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago
I was incredibly skeptical about acupuncture until my mother had it for sciatica. It was a last-ditch attempt after various drug-based treatments and it worked. More recently I had acupuncture to treat (weightlifting-related) shoulder pain. The results are pretty miraculous when it's applied properly and I recommend that everyone with any kind of muscular pain at least investigates it as a possible treatment.

dc_gregory 7y ago

Its not surprising that the doctor suggested those things, as its not really the domain they focus on. If you have bio-mechanical pain, its often better to see a physiotherapist, who can better diagnose the underlying reason and help you resolve it properly.

wukerplank 7y ago
> Its not surprising that the doctor suggested those things I saw an orthopedist who claimed to specialize in sport injuries. He immediately understood which part of the knee was affected. Also I'd expect a doctor who's out of his depth to suggest a specialist, not a "meh, try this".
- smacktoward 7y ago
  As with engineers, the three least commonly uttered words among doctors are “I don’t know.”
  - HeWhoLurksLate 7y ago
    Apparently, I'm not an engineer.

LunaSea 7y ago

Because holistic looks have systematically been proven as being non medically effective ...

SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago

I was incredibly skeptical about acupuncture until my mother had it for sciatica. It was a last-ditch attempt after various drug-based treatments and it worked. More recently I had acupuncture to treat (weightlifting-related) shoulder pain. The results are pretty miraculous when it's applied properly and I recommend that everyone with any kind of muscular pain at least investigates it as a possible treatment.