Being somewhat of an expert in this field (as patient and as Dr.), I must admit that I have seen my share of patients who just did not heal or get significantly better over the course of a laid out treatment plan. For those falling into that category, I certainly would not hesitate to make a referral to this Medical Dr.in the 20/20 special.
However, I think that he is overstating the case since he can not speak for the greater percentage of patients who actually improve and recover under the care of a good Osteopath, Chiropractor and/or Physical therapist, and who never make it to his office since they didn't need him in the first place: they actually recovered using standard practice.
I believe that John Stossel and the Dr. are completely forgetting that there are millions that have been healed and never went on to debilitating chronic pain syndromes.
Watch the 20/20 video on Tamar Yona's Blog
here.