A Nigerian man has vouched for traditional bone setters whom he says saved his limbs to after a western medical personnel recommended amputation.
This was after a Twitter user wanted against patronizing traditional bone setters due to a damage one allegedly did to a patient.
See his tweets below
Well, I owe my limbs to a traditional bone doctor. In 2001 I had a bad fracture on my left leg. A western medical personnel recommended amputation but a traditional bone setter fixed the bones and I was able to walk again in exactly 1 month and 26 days (May 1 – June 26). https://t.co/w5lgW4VoP2
— Ekemini Williamson (@ekemwilliamson) June 9, 2019
Now I walk normally, play football and even completed a rigorous military training without incident. If I hadn't visited that traditional bone setter, I would've been an amputee, needing crutches, wheelchair or a prosthetic limb to move. A traditional bone setter saved my limb.
— Ekemini Williamson (@ekemwilliamson) June 9, 2019
There are many more like me, saved by traditional bone setters when western medical practitioners couldn't help or even repaired a bad job by doctors. I've seen and heard many testimonies. Traditional bone setters really do help especially in areas where there are no hospitals.
— Ekemini Williamson (@ekemwilliamson) June 9, 2019
There are quacks among the traditional bone setters the same way there are quacks among medical practitioners. The wrongdoings of these quacks do not mean the good ones should not be patronized.
— Ekemini Williamson (@ekemwilliamson) June 9, 2019
Even with orthopedists, things often go wrong. I have a friend who fell and broke his right hand. He's had 3 surgeries and metal plates fixed but as at the last time I saw him the hand still wasn't okay. He's had several complications. It's been over 9 months now.
— Ekemini Williamson (@ekemwilliamson) June 9, 2019
Even with orthopedists, things often go wrong. I have a friend who fell and broke his right hand. He's had 3 surgeries and metal plates fixed but as at the last time I saw him the hand still wasn't okay. He's had several complications. It's been over 9 months now.
— Ekemini Williamson (@ekemwilliamson) June 9, 2019
I personally believe if he had visited a good traditional bone setter by now his hand would have been almost as good as new.
— Ekemini Williamson (@ekemwilliamson) June 9, 2019
I don't have the facts so I won't compare or say which is better. I won't knock anyone. There are good traditional bone setters who do a fantastic job and there are orthopedists who are also really amazing at their jobs and are saving lives.
— Ekemini Williamson (@ekemwilliamson) June 9, 2019
The mistakes of some should not warrant a boycott. Everyday patients die in hospitals yet we don't ask people to boycott hospitals. Surgeons make mistakes yet we don't advocate for a blanket ban on surgeries.
— Ekemini Williamson (@ekemwilliamson) June 9, 2019
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