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IS IT POSSIBLE TO AVOID UNNECESSARY SURGERY AND MEDICAL TREATMENTS?

A RETIRED FOOT SURGEON’S TRUE CONFESSION
 
How many unnecessary Surgeries, Cortisone Injections, Prescriptions, and Referrals to orthopedics and physical therapy did I take part in?

Recently, I reflected on thousands of my former patients. From 1975 to 1995 I did foot surgery on about 70,000 to 75,000 patients. Wow! And, this does not include ingrown nails, warts, and skin lesion removals. These were bone, joint, tendon, nerve, and fascial deformities.

After integrating Bowen Therapy into my practice in 1995, my surgical cases dropped by at least 30% until I retired in 2006. This means that I likely performed foot surgery on 12,000 to 15,000 patients from 1975 to 1995 that probably didn’t need the surgery! Much the same goes for the cortisone, prescriptions, and many referrals that I did.

My new patient influx was always about 80 per month so that wasn’t a factor.
Sure, when the toe is crooked I made it straight with a surgical procedure. All may have been well for a month or so then the toe sometimes began to bend again? Physical therapy and massage therapy usually didn’t help. So, my response to the patient usually was, “Sorry, you’re going to have to live with it. Or, I can do another surgical procedure to--.”
 
After I learned how to incorporate Bowen Therapy into my Podiatry practice patients had drastic improvements in their treatment outcomes, less surgical complications, fewer surgeries-injections-drugs needed, and I slept a whole lot better at night. They also had relief of other signs, symptoms, and disabilities which were way outside of my Podiatry Box!
 
From 1995 until I retired in 2006 many of my patients also cancelled many of their surgeries, injections, and testing by other doctors.

​I am surprised / embarrassed that it took me until February, 2015 to have all of these “Ah-Ha’s”.
 
Best always- Mitchell, aka Dr. Mosher