Needles, Knives, and Bones
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There are many different types of medical care in the world. Two types are traditional medicine and chiropractic care which is also known as western medicine. These two types of medical care differ in a great number of aspects and yet share many similarities at the same time.
Chiropractic care and traditional medical care resemble each other in many ways. One is that they both recommend to their patients the use of painkillers or anti-inflammatories to help with soreness. In addition, when patients go to either of the doctors, an initial exam is performed where their medical history and current physical condition are studied. This initial exam is performed at the first visit to either of the doctors' offices. After the doctors diagnoses the patients, they will then recommend that the patients do an exercise-oriented rehabilitation. Ice and heat are also recommended by both types of doctors in addition to an exercise-oriented rehabilitation. Along with treating problems the same, doctors of chiropractic and traditional medical doctors also both use x-rays and MRI's to help find the cause of the aches or illnesses...