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When I was early in practice the state organization to which I was a member proposed a law which in essence would outlaw “mixing” by a chiropractor (obviously it was a straight organization) I was an officer and very involved in creating the proposed legislation. A local chiropractor’s wife called me and tearfully questioned why ... Read more

BJ was a genius but he did not have all the facts (and some he ignored). Consequently. he lead/took the profession in a direction (TSC), as good as it was, that is unfortunately leading to its absorption and demise, rather than OSC which will lead to the facts of the 33 principles. The irony is ... Read more

When it comes to politics, original intent is an issue that tends to separate liberals and conservatives. The conservative viewpoint is that the original intent of the U.S. Constitution should be respected and the liberal approach is that it is a document that needs to be flexible to bend to the changing wishes of the ... Read more

There is a difference between discrimination as in discerning objectively and prejudice, prejudging as in antagonism against someone or something based upon a non objective, subjective or personal attitude. We chiropractors do not discriminate against medicine in the latter sense although some may have personal animus. Our objective, discernment is based upon understanding the chiropractic ... Read more

We know that under chiropractic care alone many people do get well from medical conditions. Actually, under no care of any type people do get well of medical conditions. It is for the same reason, that is, the body often has the inborn ability to heal itself. It is also true that under chiropractic care ... Read more

The mission of Chiropractic Outside The Box is to guide chiropractors in understanding the practice of the chiropractic objective. Thank you Claude Lessard, DC

What is the Traditional Straight Chiropractic (TSC) objective and how does that not compete/conflict with the medical objective? Is that bad, if it does and why?

Tolerance or toleration is permittting something that is not officially established.

There is a conspiracy of the arrogant and the inadequate. It only occurs when there is a common enemy that must be defeated. The common enemy is the chiropractic objective model.It is described by Palmer and contained in the 33 principles, described by most original state laws limiting chiropractic to a unique objective. The arrogant ... Read more

definition: an explanation of controlling principles or belief practices, or phenomena 2. an underlying reason; basis. The Chiropractic Rationale : : The body works better without nerve interference and heals itself, within thelimitations of time and matter. It does it a little better without vertebral subluxations.