There is often a great deal of conflicting information being provided by different ‘experts’. This is because each is coming from their own point of view, often with contradictory perceptions as to the cause or nature of a problem.
A prime example of this would be a student who came to me recently with a complaint of a sore ankle. She had been to a physiotherapist, who had prescribed foot orthotics. She bought these, at no small price, and found they weren’t very effective. A month later she gave up on the physio since it was ineffective for her problem, and went to her Osteopath. The osteopath told my client that orthotics were absolutely useless.
Here we have an example of how two experts have a difference of opinion, and this is before we bring in any other professionals. Another example of these differing viewpoints would be Alexander Technique and chiropractor cork. Chiropractic, while offering its own specific point of view as to the source of a problem, is sometimes in disaccord with something like the Alexander Technique. To decide which option is best often requires dilligence and independant thinking on the part of the ‘customer’. Otherwise we will be forever led astray by experts telling us what they think is right.