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The innate intelligence is the non-material part of material man. The brain is the material part of non-material man.

The philosophy of chiropractic does not come naturally. It must be taught. Why do we think that the practice of non-therapeutic, straight chiropractic and its approach to case management will come naturally? It must be taught also. Dr. Joe Strauss’ classic book, Case Management for Straight Chiropractors is now available as a downloadable ebook. It ... Read more

The late Joseph Keating, in an article for Chiropractic Technique, contended that the success of rationalism and uncritical empiricism has hardened chiropractors against the value of clinical methods. The fact is that the very philosophy of chiropractic does not lend itself to critical empirical evaluation. If chiropractic is a treatment for xyz disease, then it ... Read more

Nelson says that to understand and explain chiropractic science it is not necessary for us to have a preconceived notion as to how the universe is made up. In other words, a philosophy is not needed. Unfortunately, all thinking people do have a preconceived notion as to how the universe is made up and how ... Read more

It’s no secret that I do not agree with most practice management consultants (PMC’s). A particular one sends me his free email a couple of times a week. I signed up for it because his promo sounded interesting, although after reading it for a few weeks I cannot for the life of me think of ... Read more

Our country “needed the very doctrinal Declaration of Independence to make the United States of America. You cannot agree about nothing any more than you can quarrel about nothing.”- G.K. Chesterton Those calling for unity do not want an agreed upon declaration of what chiropractic is. They want “every man doing what is right in ... Read more

“Given a choice, would you rather work in a solo practice or as part of a multidisciplinary hospital team” (Dynamic Chiropractic, January 15, 2011)? They say there is no right answer to a wrong question but apparently 225 responding chiropractors believed that they had the correct answer, at least for them. The scary part is ... Read more

A nerve fiber may be stimulated electrically, thermally, chemically, or mechanically. The propagated disturbance is called a nerve impulse. It has no intelligent origin except that someone’s educated brain applied the stimulus either directly or indirecly to the nerve system of the subject. It may also be created by the innate intelligence of the body ... Read more

Sometimes, those of us in chiropractic have a tendency to get stuck in the ideas and the philosophy of our forefathers and it hinders the growth and development of our philosophy. It also presents a basis for the criticism that we have developed into some sort of cult/religion. What profession is still using a 1927 ... Read more

The quality of the mental impulse is dependent first on the (perfect) intelligence organizing it and then the quality of the matter conveying its material aspect. Further, the matter cannot improve upon it (since it is already perfect). It can only distort or lessen  its quality. A vibration, on the other hand, as D.D. and ... Read more