> An american doctor will never, for example, say “Hey maybe your chair is too low compared to your desk and you’re putting too much pressure on your wrist” or

> An american doctor will never, for example, say “Hey maybe your chair is too low compared to your desk and you’re putting too much pressure on your wrist” or suggest a series of stretching exercises to do 3x/day for a few weeks until the discomfort goes away. The best you can expect from a doctor is “eh it’s not bad enough for surgery yet, come back in a few years. Take advil or something idk” Not my experience. I've had doctors that recommended I do stretch exercises for a certain condition I had. The few times I've been to a doctor in America (I'm not from USA) I got excellent care. They explained the whole thing, told me about options I could take etc. I was very satisfied with the doctors. Yes it's more expensive than it should be, but that's a different matter.