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Isn’t it interesting that many, especially those on the political right, correctly observe that all the money we have “thrown” at education has not produced better students but they seem to think that the more money put into disease research will get us closer to finding cures. BJ Palmer once said that as long as ... Read more

Arrogance makes an issue out of environment, to think that you can affect something that the intelligence of the universe has been handling quite well without our puny help. The M.D. tries to change the (internal) environment of the body to his arrogant opinion of what it should be. The inability to adapt to the ... Read more

There are some practices and concepts that are achiropractic. While they may be good ADIO health measures they are not related to the objective of correcting vertebral subluxations to enable the innate intelligence of the body to be expressed more fully. Nutrition and exercise are two that come to mind. There are others that are ... Read more

Sometimes those within our profession who are the most well-respected and in the limelight say such stupid things that you really cannot just ignore them. The following was said about the time of the centennial of the discovery of chiropractic by one of the most well-respected and most visible members of the profession. He has ... Read more

Chiropractic is limited to “the correction of vertebral subluxations to enable the innate intelligence of the body to work at its maximum potential.” There is a system of thought that encompasses this profession which, for want of a better description, has been called a philosophy of Above-Down, Inside-Out. This system of thought explains why chiropractors ... Read more

 We in chiropractic, especially those who are more philosophically inclined, tend to think of our understanding as rational, as opposed to one based on faith or one based on empiricism (scientific).  We usually attribute faith to religion or a belief system.  We say that our chiropractic philosophy is based on deductive reasoning, not faith.  We ... Read more

One of the most important things we do in chiropractic is define our terms. The above phrase really annoys me. I tend to think that it came to us from the Palmers, perhaps indirectly, but whoever is responsible for it needs a review of Chiropractic Philosophy 101. There is a physical part of man. It ... Read more

One of the most important things we do in chiropractic is define our terms. The above phrase really annoys me. I tend to think that it came to us from the Palmers, perhaps indirectly, but whoever is responsible for it needs a review of Chiropractic Philosophy 101. There is a physical part of man. It ... Read more

Which is better, to live and practice among people who think chiropractors are at best worthless or at worst quacks because that’s what they have been told all their lives and have never had it clearly explained to them… or to live among people who think chiropractic has its place in the healing arts treating ... Read more

            As the Delaware River winds its way through the mountains along the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border it forms a gap aptly called the Delaware Water Gap.  At a certain point on Interstate 80, one can see the vague profile of a Native American face cut into the mountain by the forces of nature.  People look ... Read more