Accepting/recognizing authority changes people more than anything else. Accepting the authority of the innate intelligence of the body is the most important thing a chiropractor can do and explaining that authority to the practice member/public is a necessity.
I just encountered comments on adjusting that I find somewhat disturbing. There are elements in the profession that seem to believe that their methods of analysis and adjustment are superior and even necessary to obtaining results. I have adjusted hundreds of people over the years on Short term mission trips where analysis was very limited. I would point out to any critics of this that Harvey Lillard got ONE adjustment which his innate used to correct a serious dysfunction with minimal evaluation. The power of the innate needs no educated help. That said each of us should endeavor to gain as much knowledge to enhance our skill as possible. But at the end of the day the body does the healing….