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Our form of government is one based on the autonomy of individuals.  Our health care system is one based upon control of individuals. That doesn’t make sense.

Here’s an idea for those of you who are seeing more and more non-English-speaking people. You may be frustrated by your inability to educate them properly to the value of regular chiropractic care. What about the idea of enlisting the help of those who are bilingual in your practice… those who speak English and are ... Read more

An interesting survey result appeared in a recent issue of Dynamic Chiropractic. The survey asked how often you get adjusted as a chiropractor. The response was pretty interesting.  For those of you who do not faithfully read the paper and might have missed that issue, I offer the following results: 42% chiropractors get adjusted at ... Read more

No matter how much we think we are expanding our vision of chiropractic, it seems we are always putting limits on it.  Unfortunately, we convey those limits to those around us and even more unfortunate is the fact that we often convey them to those who come after us. D.D’s Little Box  D.D. Palmer gave ... Read more

“When first things are put first, second things are not suppressed but increased.”                                                                         C.S. Lewis  We try to remove as many obstacles as possible in our office to people receiving continuing regular chiropractic care.  However, the most common excuse that we hear as to why a person has not come regularly is that they ... Read more

Chiropractic college will never teach students how to practice. Schools are always far behind the curve of what is necessary for practice. They are because in most chiropractic schools the instructors do not practice or have not practiced for years. The world is changing so quickly, it is difficult to keep up. Can you imagine ... Read more

This article recently appeared on my Facebook. For those of you who have not seen it, I offer it here: You had to know that if the government bureaucracy made enough rules and regulations to control our health care, eventually they would come up with a regulation that was philosophically correct but at the same ... Read more

What are the confrontational areas in your practice? Every practice has them. Yours may be different than mine. They are not necessarily the same as what we have referred to as barriers to care. Barriers are such things as distance, your hours, and the need for appointments. Some you cannot remove. For example, distance is ... Read more

1. Frustrated by being in the “box” of bad backs and stiff necks? 2. Feel trapped by insurance companies and government agencies that want to tell you how to practice? 3. Tired of starving on a small sliver of the “health care pie?” 4. Want a congruent philosophy-centered practice? 5. Dissatisfied with the model of chiropractic ... Read more

Syncretism is defined by the American Heritage College Dictionary as “Reconciliation or fusion of differing systems of belief especially with partial success or a heterogeneous result.” If only B.J. or D.D. had coined that term we might have avoided many of the problems that the profession has today. In an issue of the Pivot Review ... Read more