A great example in the paper is a man with lower back pain There really isn't strong evidence for any treatment other than rest for his problem, but out of frustration with that answer he turned to a variety of alternative methodologies
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So true! I've got a piece on point coming out soon where I reflect on my own terrible experience with conventional system. Bottom line: I get it.
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Lots of us are not very good listeners. We also tend to have big egos. It turns lots of people off.
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However, in this research they interview people only one time and ask them to recall. That means faulty recall may be an issue It’s possible that many participants have reconstructed their past in their minds into a narrative that emphasises a bad experience as the trigger. 1/2
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That is, “bad experience” isn’t the actual trigger as if something could be done about it from the conventional practice side. Perhaps eg someone could do a study into whether doctor consultation times in a healthcare system do negatively correlate with CAM use. 2/2
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Face to face time and simple answers to complex problems are very attractive to many
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Not to mention the concept of "It works for me, because I'm special... who cares about evidence"
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