Osteopathy, chiropractic care and medical negligence claims
While there is a lot of debate about the merits of chiropractic and osteopathic treatment, there is no doubt that many people report benefiting from these respective forms of rehabilitative treatment.
Like all medical professionals, both chiropractors and osteopaths are subject to making the kinds of error that can be the cause of medical negligence claims.
Considering that these two professions, each in their different ways, concern themselves with manipulating so many vital parts of the body, such as the spine and nervous system, it is of little wonder that accidents and substandard care can lead to the kinds of problems commonly associated with medical negligence claims.
To better understand why medical negligence claims sometimes result from the actions of these kinds of health professionals it is helpful to take a brief look at the kinds of procedures each of them, respectively, perform.
What does an osteopath do?
Osteopathy claims to be able to treat a massive array of conditions such as neck pain, whiplash, back pain and Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI).
A sophisticated range of diagnosis methods are employed by osteopathy.
Treatments used include rhythmic joint mobilizing, stretching, as well as manipulation of the muscles, tendons and ligaments.
It is when an osteopath fails to diagnose an existing condition or causes personal injury through manipulation that a medical negligence claim might result.
What does a chiropractor do?
Chiropractors work by using their hands to manipulate the neuromusculoskeletal system. In plain English this means manipulating the spine and nervous system
The benefits of chiropractic treatment were recognized by the Clinical Standards Advisory Group in 1994.
Despite its recognized benefits, things do sometimes go wrong and there have been a number of high-profile examples (particularly in the United States) of people using personal injury solicitors to make medical negligence claims against chiropractors.
What sort of medical negligence claim might a chiropractor or osteopath face?
An osteopath or chiropractor would most commonly face a medical negligence claim for an increase in symptoms post-manipulation, injuries caused during the course of a consultation or a failure to correctly diagnose an existing condition.
Recently, organisations such as Action for Victims of Chiropractic have been set up to try and highlight the alleged health dangers and medical negligence claim risks of alternative' therapies.
Claiming medical negligence compensation
If you have suffered from the substandard or negligent care of a health professional, you may be able to claim medical negligence compensation.
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