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From 2011 through 2017, after 28 years of publishing The Pivot Review, Dr. Strauss  instead began blogging thoughts and articles. We hope you are stimulated, challenged, and inspired by this collection of of over 1000 thoughts and articles.

Q&A #71

What is the difference between taking the philosophy exactly as DD and BJ presented it or taking what they gave us and refining and expanding upon it? How do we insure that in doing the latter we are not changing their original intent?
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Archimedes, Newton and Chiropractic

How many times did Archimedes have to sit-in his bathtub to prove his principle of dispalcemnt? How many times did Newton have to be hit on the head with an apple to prove gravity? How many people had to go to the guillotine to prove the body works better with a good nerve supply? How ... Read more
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Our degree of success is directly proportional to the clarity of our presentation.
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Slipping and Checking

Watch out for the ice. It’s a little late to check your slipping when you’re between heaven and earth.
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Grafting

Originally the word grafted, in the Greek, had the connotation of being impregnated, taking on a new character but still maintaining some of the qualities or characteristics of the original organism and not just physical. Anyone who has had a pregnant wife knows the truth of that. There is a difference between the character of ... Read more
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Chiropractic v. Medicine

The difference between chiropractic and medicine has nothing to do with its method. It has to do with its basis. It’s basis is not: 1. drugless vs. drugs 2. conservative vs radical care. 3. natural or unnatural 4. OIBU v. ADIO 5. Recognizing and utilizing a metaphysical phenomena v. recognizing a material phenomena. 6. By ... Read more
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Loyalty v.Integrity

Loyalty is to the man, integrity is to the principle.
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Cause and Effect

A cause is sufficient if it is all that is necessary for that effect to occur.
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The Diagnosis Dilemma

The issue of diagnosis is the 600 pound gorilla in the room. It is always dangerous. Least dangerous to most dangerous: 1. Refusing to make a diagnosis and an explanation of why. 2. Failing to make a diagnosis when one is expected. 3.Making an incorrect diagnosis. The non therapeutic chiropractor always makes the first choice. ... Read more
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Freedom is the right to exercise self-discipline-Edmund Burke.
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