Chiropractic Procedures Receive Praise From Medical Community

For many years, the medical and legal communities at large, have seen chiropractic as an alternative healing method, rather than the highly effective modality that it really is. The changes that are beginning to happen however, show that chiropractic medicine is far more widely accepted as a useful source of healing for many kinds of injuries and ailments of the body; even in the eyes and minds of formerly aloof medical practitioners.


FMCH physician embraces chiropractic techniques
April 19, 2011

Whether or not it’s documented, for many years, those in the field of chiropractic medicine were not looked upon favorably by those in the field of traditional medicine.

Doctors went to medical school, and chiropractors, well, they went to a specialized School of Chiropractic, such as Palmer in Davenport. Even insurance companies for a long time would not count a visit to the chiropractor as a legitimate medical expense.

But the tide has been turning, and medical doctors such as Dr. Todd Gray are singing the praises of manipulation techniques on a person’s back and other areas. He’s a doctor of internal medicine for the Fort Madison Physicians and Surgeons at Fort Madison Community Hospital

Of course, it helped that Gray graduated from the Palmer School of Chiropractic AND he holds a medical degree as well. Gray spoke at the April Complimentary Health meeting at FMCH a week ago Monday, and the subject matter clearly struck a nerve. A record 51 men and women crowded into the meeting room, with all chairs needed from an adjoining room.

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