Thursday 26 May 2011

To treat or not to treat?
Recently a client came into the clinic with left-sided chest pains; she looks distinctly peaky, pale and sweaty, saying that she feels unwell - it must be the pain she says, and perhaps some bodywork would help relieve the pain and make her feel better.

Part of our skill and training as CAM practitioners is to know when the client is in the right place for treatment or whether they should be referred to their GP, or even to A & E.

In the above story, this lady was swiftly dispatched from the Natural Therapy Centre in an ambulance to A & E where she was eventually diagnosed with pneumonia - definitely not a chiropractic case then!!