D.O.T. physical is a joke!!!!

Discussion in 'Driver Health' started by rbrtwbstr, Aug 15, 2019.

  1. rbrtwbstr

    rbrtwbstr Road Train Member

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    That was my initial thought. But apparently they do have some medical training.

    Still, it makes zero sense to have a Chiropractor medically certify a driver.
     
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  3. tarmadilo

    tarmadilo Road Train Member

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    My chiropractor is also an MD, perhaps that one is too?
     
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  4. Tb0n3

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    Decided to go for the easy money? Most Chiropractors go through a one year course. Less training than nurses. They're a lot more likely to seriously injure their patients than actual doctors. Not to mention there's no evidence to show their treatments any more effective than simple massage.
     
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  5. thanks for the great laugh I knew this was going to be hilarious and sure enough hilarity ensued.
    me and another driver having coffee just rolled eyes and had a great laugh reading the OP and the comments. heard a few chuckles from some other people too as we read them out loud..
     
  6. they're also doctors.. they can pretty much take the class for certification but some people had theirs revoked for not proper doing the physical...
    some chiropractors will fail you and say you need a sleep test...
     
  7. Buckmaster1981

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    Most chiropractors are MD’s! And know the Human anatomy better than than any other dr they get a bad rap because they don’t believe in medication. People just want drugs that’s why most don’t like them
     
  8. Buckmaster1981

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    For your information a pcp told me I had a bone spur in my neck and needed surgery! I went to a chiropractor for several weeks of alignments and I’m good as new! It was just poor posture sitting in the seat that caused my neck to get crooked and pinch a nerve! So yes they do know what there doing and most are legit
     
  9. Tb0n3

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    Are you aware that Chiropractic "Medicine" was founded by a guy who says he learned of it from a ghost during a seance?
     
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  10. Buckmaster1981

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    I don’t know about that! But chiropractors can and do help with pain and probaly could have kept a lot of people off opioids if given a chance. What if 8 would have just went with pcp and got surgery and did not at all need it
     
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  11. Trucker61016

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    I think it's for like hearing sirens and train horns.
     
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