Podiarist In Chiang Mai

[uptheos]

You can google prixton uni. Degrees from this uni / church can be bought online for less than 50 dollars. I'm sure that's not what's happened here, but just fact that I offer from a google search.

Indeed, http://edu.prixton.org/

The Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. in Alternative Health is the first on the drop-down list - US $50.00.

It's a degree mill....with a name like Prixton Church & University, could it be anything else?

Hmm, lots of people asking for chiropractors.......could be a nice little earner.

But my degree would be from Cambridge Uni, Khao Sarn Road campus.

Edited April 2, 2012 by uptheos

[onthedarkside]

2 off topic posts and one inaccurate post removed.

[GregCV]

Wow, this discussion has opened up my eyes on the subject of titles people use to attract business. From now on, I am going to be much more skeptical when I see the use of "Dr." as a title for the owner of a small clinic that purports to medically treat people in Thailand. I cannot see where this self appointed foot doctor has any formal training in the field --- maybe he does have some, but it is apparently not an educational background strong enough to promote it, but he freely calls himself Dr. Dirk in the selling of his services. A fifty buck nothing degree. He says perfectly legal in Thailand, and he is probably right. In the US, he would shut down immediately and maybe even locked up.

[daoyai]

In the U.S., he would need to do a little preachin' on the side, then everthin'would be ok..... and no taxes fer preachers hot dang !

[PMNL]

Just a warning in general to non well informed customers/ patients. Before you take any action MEDICALLY recommended by the podologist. Please check it out with your trusted health care professional. Many unlicensed treatments were done unethically, Fact.

Mod; Feel free to delete this post if I break any rules.

[FolkGuitar]

Something to consider...

This place has been around for a while. In order for that to happen, there needs to be more satisfied customers than dis-satisfied...

Usually satisfied customers of any business don't go around preaching, unless someone specifically asks. But ONE dis-satisfied customer will tell everyone far and wide, over and over even though no one really gives a sh$t. As we were taught in school: 'make someone happy-they tell a friend. Make someone unhappy-they tell ALL their friends.'

Personally, I don't need someone with a medical degree to cut my toenails. I do need help cuz my back doesn't work so well these days, but 'almost' any adult who has toes and knows not to cut toenails into cute designs will be able to help me. But then... I don't have severely ingrown toenails. Only a little ingrown, and then I get it taken care of with ordinary cutting before it hurts too much to walk. And before it takes 10,000 baht worth of surgery to fix. 250 baht is more reasonable for cutting my nails...

There 'are' medical needs for foot care that require a medical doctor to do the job properly.

There are NON medical needs for foot care that do not.

It's not so hard to figure out which is which.

[uptheos]

Personally, I don't need someone with a medical degree to cut my toenails.

Maybe not, but someone with a dishonest $50 degree from a mill, is far worse than someone with no degree at al IMO.

There are some people with diabetes, peripheral neuropathology etc., that DO need a specialist to cut their toe nails. If you knew someone who eventually had a leg amputation after what started as as a minor cut at the toe nail area, you might think differently.

Edited June 16, 2012 by uptheos

[elektrified]

Just a warning in general to non well informed customers/ patients. Before you take any action MEDICALLY recommended by the podologist. Please check it out with your trusted health care professional. Many unlicensed treatments were done unethically, Fact.

Mod; Feel free to delete this post if I break any rules.

I certainly hope this post is not deleted as I believe the poster is one of the most, if not the most, well-informed member of the forum when it comes to medicine.

Edited June 16, 2012 by elektrified

[elektrified]

Personally, I don't need someone with a medical degree to cut my toenails.

Maybe not, but someone with a dishonest $50 degree from a mill, is far worse than someone with no degree at al IMO.

There are some people with diabetes, peripheral neuropathology etc., that DO need a specialist to cut their toe nails. If you knew someone who eventually had a leg amputation after what started as as a minor cut at the toe nail area, you might think differently.

That is so true. Uptheos is also extremely well-informed.

[FolkGuitar]

Personally, I don't need someone with a medical degree to cut my toenails.

There are some people with diabetes, peripheral neuropathology etc., that DO need a specialist to cut their toe nails.

You are absolutely correct. 'They' do need a specialist. But they are not 'most people.' They are special cases with special medical needs. As I said before;

"There 'are' medical needs for foot care that require a medical doctor to do the job properly.

There are NON medical needs for foot care that do not.

It's not so hard to figure out which is which.'

Ingrown toenails are painful. Extremely painful. And even more so when they become infected... You can hardly walk because it's so painful, and often require surgery by a qualified medical doctor to correct.

But they don't start out that bad.

They start out as just a tiny pain, and you recognize what's causing it immediately.

And if you take care of it at that point, it doesn't become a major pain requiring surgery. It only requires cutting your nails...

Now or then. It's a choice.

[daoyai]

The good Dr. does seem like a fun guy though, I enjoyed the youtube video of his birthday party.

[GregCV]

I object to how Mr. Dirk promotes his business as a Medical Clinic. In his You Tube Video, he promotes the idea that this is a Medical procedure, not something you would find at a spa. He flashes his doctorate diploma on the video, and the school, Prixton University is surprisingly similar in name to that prestigious university in New Jersey. However, after checking around a bit, I see Prixton University is located in an industrial warehouse in Miami, FL, along with a lot of distribution companies with big trucks (you can do a Google street view, it is located at 8345 NW 66th St. #7411 in Miami.

The diploma identical to Mr. Dirk's that he shows on his video is available from the "school" for fifty bucks to anyone without studying, without a dissertation, without anything academic.

If someone promotes themselves to give Medical Treatment in a Medical Clinic, it seems they should have some formal training, but this guy does not suggest anything other that his fifty buck diploma.

His Medical Clinic's promotional video is here: <iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.c...ed/2xnamD6oK14" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Edited June 16, 2012 by GregCV

[uptheos]

Any post from a guy with a $50 Degree Mill Doctorate, should be removed from this forum.

[ricklev]

He should go into business with the guy pretending he's a chiropractor.

[FolkGuitar]

I'll ask again... If he is so bad, how has he remained in business for so long?

It looks as if he spent a lot of money setting up his clinic, so I doubt that he is giving his treatments away for free. When a shop gives poor customer service or care, the shop tends to go out of business quickly.... People complain loudly. We've heard ONE person complain. And that complaint was about a piece of paper, to which everyone else agreed was bought.

Why haven't we heard people complaining about his skills or services?

If he is so bad, how has he remained in business for so long?

[FolkGuitar]

It may be your legal right to carry that title for philosophy, but if you are a doctor of philosophy, perhaps, you may philosophise that putting your Title "Dr" on your brochures that advertise medical treatments may mislead people to think you are a MEDICAL doctor, not a Philosopher!!

Errr.... excuse me, mallmagician. You really need to be aware that ALL Ph.D's (ALL. Every. Each) ((and that includes medical doctors who hold Ph.D's even if not M.D.'s as well as the guy teaching English Lit a university and has a Ph.D and is called Doctor...)) are 'Doctors of Philosophy' When you are awarded a Ph.D, you receive it for a specific area of study or work, as in 'a Ph.D in Medicine. (That reads "Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine.") His reads 'Doctor of Philosophy in Alternative Medicine.' Of course, the website does state that the title is honorary and NOT for academics... and it's use here may be rather misleading. But...

Both an ophthalmologist and an optometrist are called eye 'doctors,' yet only ophthalmologists have medical degrees, either an M.D., Ph.d, or both. And optometrist might have a Ph.D and/or an O.D. The optometrist may actually prescribe medications and is fully qualified to do work OUTSIDE the eye, even though he isn't a medical doctor. In the clinic's video and website, he states that he performs his work on the OUTSIDE of the foot. Makes me stop and think...

But I DO know how Germany regards it's "meisters," be they shoe or foot or any other area. It's usual to require several YEARS of apprenticeship. If in fact he's been doing his work there for 20 years, then it's logical to think there is some skill sets that were learned. Judging by the fact that several people at the beginning of the thread DID say that they were satisfied and would go back, it may be safe to assume it's so.

[uptheos]

Thailand has fake everything else, why not a fake podiatrist?

[FolkGuitar]

Thailand has fake everything else, why not a fake podiatrist?

I'd guess that in the future there may be some... Easy enough to call yourself anything here. And it's certainly wise to know just with whom we're dealing when we need some sort of professional care. It's also wise to let the cure fit the problem.

I don't go to an ophthalmologist when I need new eye glasses. I go to an optometrist. Most likely, so do most folks. They are eye doctors, without M.D.s. On the other hand, I certainly wouldn't go to an optometrist if I needed a cataract removed!

It seems that the situation/difference between a podiatrist and a podologist is similar to the situation/difference between an ophthalmologist and an optometrist. One has an M.D and can deal with internal problems, the other does NOT have an M.D. but is well trained to deal with external problems.

This being said... personally I think this fellow should remove his honorary degree from view. He obviously thinks that it helps him, when just as obviously we know that it does NOT! Most likely his skills are more than enough to insure good business.

[daoyai]

It is not a real honorary degree, honorary degrees are awarded by universities to honor the individual for some achievement or meritorious service. (possibly a donation) Rarely ever do the recipiants then refer to themselves as Dr.. This degree is a straight up purchase. Without the degree can he still call himself "Dr."? of course, TIT. He may in fact give good foot masages, cleanings and other services. What annoys some here is the perception of possible misrepresentation of qualifications.