Tuesday, March 10, 2015

How the health care system is making pain patients worse

I and many others agree that for back and spinal disorders the medical system probably on average does more harm than good. Studies show that family doctors and orthopedists commonly do not follow evidence based guidelines...and surprisingly the orthopedists are worse! Here is an article from a medical blog written by a clinical professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Medical College of Wisconsin. 
Any ideas why so many of these docs are resistant to following the research evidence?

How the health care system is making pain patients worse

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