Throughout history, folk medicine has always existed. In times when medical education was not developed, people turned to experienced individuals for dislocated joints and pain.
What has changed today?
Today, a person with no medical training is more likely to harm a patient. A professional physician, on the other hand, can treat by correctly combining Western medicine with complementary medicine methods.
Manual therapy and manipulation
Releasing a joint with a quick, short movement — manipulation — may only be performed by a physician trained in manual therapy. More: Manual therapy, Physiatrist or physiotherapist.
Interview
This topic was discussed in detail in episode 16 of ALSA Talks: folk bone-setters, cupping and folk medicine, “cracking” joints, disc herniation and rehabilitation. Video: Media and press.