Why is it that when physical therapists use unproven methods it is not called alternative medicine?
Posted on September 23, 2009
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I mean the physical therapy department at the hospital uses therapeutic ultrasound and electrical stimulation regularly and they are not called alternative medicine but there is not proff documented that they really work. So what makes them not alternative medicine if they are not scientifically proven?
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…I question why we use it at all. You are correct…not only are they not proven, but for the most part they’ve been UNproven. PTs that are on the cutting edge of evidence based practice realize this.
…there is a good body of evidence for exercise, mechanical classification, directional preference exercise etc. These are the things on which we need to continue to focus.
Its things like ultrasound, electrical stim, massage, myofascial release, craniosacral therapy, strain counterstrain, and kinesiotaping which are giving the profession a bad name. I suggest that insurance companies stop paying for them until it’s proven otherwise.
…I agree with you 100%
…but let’s call them what they really are: The placebo effect