Does anyone else here AVOID doctors?
Is Mr. Whitlock correct in his avoidance of them?
Does anyone else here AVOID doctors?
Is Mr. Whitlock correct in his avoidance of them?
I pay attention to ANYTHING Mr. Whitlock says, and this would be especially true during this age when the current POTUS is endeavoring to dismantle everything good about America in general and the healthcare system in particular.
Go ED!!!
Ed rocks!
I am having doubts about my current MD as he stopped visiting his patients in hospital, leaving that job to Hospital MDs;
He is also in his 70's and known for over-prescribing.
I agree with slogging on paying attention to Ed's counsel.
I avoid them for anything running related. I think Ed knows his own body a lot better than an MD does when it comes to his training.It should be noted that Ed DOES go to the doc sometimes. He just doesn't buy into the whole physio, orthotics, massage, etc. cr@p that modern runners seem to get off on.If anything can be learned from Ed, it's that REST is the only treatment that really works. If you take a year off, you can always come back next year.
MD avoidance wrote:
Does anyone else here AVOID doctors?
Is Mr. Whitlock correct in his avoidance of them?
Why does everything have to turn political on this board?He's Canadian and is more than able to take advantage of our subsidized health care. Perhaps he would be dead if he lived in the states and didn't have health insurance?
Slogging wrote:
I pay attention to ANYTHING Mr. Whitlock says, and this would be especially true during this age when the current POTUS is endeavoring to dismantle everything good about America in general and the healthcare system in particular.
Go ED!!!
Slogging wrote:
I pay attention to ANYTHING Mr. Whitlock says, and this would be especially true during this age when the current POTUS is endeavoring to dismantle everything good about America in general and the healthcare system in particular.
Go ED!!!
What does POTUS have to do with the Canadian Health Service?
I wasn't addressing the Canadian health system.
I read my post 3x. I did not mention Canada.
Throttle down, Sparkies.
How does expanding access by more than ten million people have anything to do with "dismantling" our health care system? And stick to the point. The medical profession is very poor at treating running injuries, is responsible for an enormous number of deaths every year due to mistakes and poor sanitation (which also has to do with the invasive character of this care, re-using instruments that have not been properly cleaned), and subjects us to a large number of unnecessary and expensive tests rather than taking a common sense approach to the likeliest problems. But people also expect too much from the medical profession and not enough from themselves. Don't go to doctors if you get flu or the common cold unless you're in a particularly vulnerable population group. They can't cure them. Eat well and exercise. Get a lot of sleep. Then you won't need to see doctors for a long time.
Where did Ed Whitlock say he avoided doctors?
Randy Oldman wrote:
Where did Ed Whitlock say he avoided doctors?
Someone probably inferred it from this Masterstrack article:
http://masterstrack.com/2014/10/32563/I never go to any kind of medical doctor, not for anything,
In fact they are dangerous and it is best to stay far away from them.
It is not really correct to say that I avoid doctors. I take time to consider before consulting them about any issue particularly those that seem to be running related. In my experience therapies for those type of issues do not seem to help me, only time seems to cure my aches and pains. On more general health issues I am more likely to visit a doctor. To date I have not been on any prescribed medication. I am currently struggling with various aches and pains, training and racing is suffering.
I'm lucky. I can pick any doctor I want and get 80% of my costs covered by insurance, without a referral. It's more difficult when you need a referral or are just allocated a specialist who knows nothing about running.
If you're 50 or over go to your Doc at least once a year for a simple health screening blood test, the cost varies depending on insurance etc, but it could be the best money you ever spend.
Most doctors know nothing about running. That said, an orthopedic surgeon saved my running life with a successful knee surgery. I wouldn't be running without him.
DO NOT go to a general practitioner/family practice doctor for a running injury. Most of them know NOTHING about sports injuries (it's not what they're trained in), and their only advice will be "stop running."
I do get an annual physical from my primary care doctor to screen for undetected things. If there's a problem I trust him to find it before it kills me. I would NEVER ask him about a sports injury. I don't even tell him I run. When he notes my low pulse, blood pressure, and BMI, I say I exercise and watch my diet (which is true).
You have to be a special kind of idiot to avoid doctors for diagnosing and treating things like disease, infections, serious injuries, or cancer. Modern medicine has been wildly successful at treating these. And vaccinations, of course. There's a special place in hell for those who choose not to get their vaccinated when they have no medical conditions that indicate against it.
On the other hand, there's really no need to see a doctor for routine running injuries like PF or minor tendinitis or muscle injuries, or routine illness like colds or minor viral infections. You also have to be a special kind of idiot for demanding your doctor give you antibiotics for a cold.
People really don't get the Canadian system... it's free.
Blood Test wrote:
If you're 50 or over go to your Doc at least once a year for a simple health screening blood test, the cost varies depending on insurance etc, but it could be the best money you ever spend.
Not that your advice is bad.
sparkles and magical things wrote:
People really don't get the Canadian system... it's free.
Blood Test wrote:If you're 50 or over go to your Doc at least once a year for a simple health screening blood test, the cost varies depending on insurance etc, but it could be the best money you ever spend.
Not that your advice is bad.
You pay for it with your taxes actually. I haven't been to a doctor in 30 years but I have been paying for it anyway.
[quote]sparkles and magical things wrote:
People really don't get the Canadian system... it's free.
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I do not think that word means what you think it means.