I am not sure where to post this, but thought this might be a good place to start. (Sorry it's sort of long ranty vent.) I go occasionally to a chiropractor who really emphasizes wellness, and who likes to suggest lots of visits. My personal max. for treating a problem is about 3 or 4 visits. After that, in my opinion, it either should be much improved/gone, or chiro. was not an effective treatment modality. I started seeing him when prego. and carrying a breech baby, went back for adjustments with #2 pregnancy because the chiro. seemed to help a lot with #1. I go back if I have a problem, but I don't go for adjustments, and I have told him a number of times before that I don't have a lot of $ for treatments, even with insurance.
So, my sister is living with us, threw out her back before arriving, had no job until yesterday. I told her I'd pay for her chiro. treatment because she's in so much pain she's breathing through it like a woman in labor. The chiro. knows I am paying for this, and based on my conversations, he should know that I don't have a lot of money. He did an initial appt. with my sister, did NOT treat her - just ran tests, told her to come back the next day. She went back, and he says to her, "You will need to come 2x/week for 2 weeks, then once a week for 4 weeks, then we'll see where you are." She told him it was too many visits, he kept saying, "Your sister loves you and she wants you to be well." He badgered her about agreeing to this treatment plan, ignoring her repeated statements that she could NOT agree to it, until she was crying and explaining to him that she is unemployed and in debt and living with me, and she left feeling totally humiliated and crappy.
I am pretty upset at this. Wellness should include treating the whole person respectfully. He didn't do that, and I feel like any good the physical adjustment might have done was cancelled out by how he treated her emotional and psychological well-being. Plus, he KNOWS that I don't have a lot of extra scratch - if I won't come in regularly and I have insurance, how does he think that I have the $ to pay out of pocket for 10 or more sessions with him? So, I am considering, do I write him a letter or email or phone call to tell him that I am upset about this? She needs more adjustments, but I don't want her to endure further upset with him. It would be a stinker to have to pay for ANOTHER initial patient session with a different chiro. It also makes me wonder, is he going to treat my doula clients this way when I recommend they go to him for prenatal adjustments? Blah.
So, my sister is living with us, threw out her back before arriving, had no job until yesterday. I told her I'd pay for her chiro. treatment because she's in so much pain she's breathing through it like a woman in labor. The chiro. knows I am paying for this, and based on my conversations, he should know that I don't have a lot of money. He did an initial appt. with my sister, did NOT treat her - just ran tests, told her to come back the next day. She went back, and he says to her, "You will need to come 2x/week for 2 weeks, then once a week for 4 weeks, then we'll see where you are." She told him it was too many visits, he kept saying, "Your sister loves you and she wants you to be well." He badgered her about agreeing to this treatment plan, ignoring her repeated statements that she could NOT agree to it, until she was crying and explaining to him that she is unemployed and in debt and living with me, and she left feeling totally humiliated and crappy.
I am pretty upset at this. Wellness should include treating the whole person respectfully. He didn't do that, and I feel like any good the physical adjustment might have done was cancelled out by how he treated her emotional and psychological well-being. Plus, he KNOWS that I don't have a lot of extra scratch - if I won't come in regularly and I have insurance, how does he think that I have the $ to pay out of pocket for 10 or more sessions with him? So, I am considering, do I write him a letter or email or phone call to tell him that I am upset about this? She needs more adjustments, but I don't want her to endure further upset with him. It would be a stinker to have to pay for ANOTHER initial patient session with a different chiro. It also makes me wonder, is he going to treat my doula clients this way when I recommend they go to him for prenatal adjustments? Blah.
