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Why do many chiropractors decry vaccination which is apparently done based upon legitimate research? Is it because: A. Research as a whole is not legitimate. B. That particular research was not legitimate. C. All research ignores unknown yet important variables that are essential aspects of our chiropractic philosophy. D. All of the above. E. None ... Read more

One of my few remaining mentors and a long-time friend has passed from the scene. A mentor is an instructor, someone who is usually older and in chiropractic, one who teaches you something you did not know before. In my case it was not something about the philosophy but something about being a chiropractor and ... Read more

The cause of disease as it relates to chiropractic has gone through significant changes in the past 100 years. Historically, straight chiropractors saw the vertebral subluxation as the cause of all disease. This idea was clearly in conflict with medicine and precipitated much of the interprofessional animosity we know today. As the chiropractic profession developed ... Read more

The issue of diagnosis is without doubt the defining issue of Objective Straight Chiropractic. It is the historical factor that brought the modern straight chiropractic movement into existence. Consequently, it is probably the most divisive issue separating objective straight chiropractic from every other approach to the practice of chiropractic. It is important to understand that ... Read more

The uniqueness of the straight chiropractic objective impacts upon chiropractic technique. Since the objective of correcting vertebral subluxations is to allow the forces of innate intelligence of the body to be more fully expressed, any technique that purports to accomplish that objective should be acceptable to the practice of objective straight chiropractic. However inherent within ... Read more

Historically, there has been a conflict between the practice of medicine and the practice of chiropractic. There is no doubt that the profession began in part as a response to the failure of 19th century medical practice. Today a very strange and mixed attitude exists relative to medicine and chiropractic. Some of our profession desire ... Read more

The practice of objective straight chiropractic is unique. It has a singular objective, the correction of vertebral subluxation to enable the innate intelligence of the body to more fully express itself through its innate forces. Because of that singular objective the concept of referral as it is generally understood is not part of the objective ... Read more

The purpose of words is to communicate thoughts and ideas. Part of the big idea or one of the big ideas of objective straight chiropractic is that it is not medicine. Chiropractic is unique. Further, as objective straight chiropractors, we endeavor to distance ourselves from the medical/therapeutic model as much as possible. It is the ... Read more

From an Objective Straight Chiropractic standpoint, there are three aspects of what has historically been called mixing chiropractic that need to be addressed. 1. The Objective Aspect. Mixing chiropractic can be defined as combining any part of the chiropractic procedure (correcting vertebral subluxation), with any objective other than enabling the innate intelligence of the body ... Read more

Traditional Straight Chiropractic is a term coined to differentiate two groups of chiropractors who both claim to be straight and who both model their type of practice in some way after the philosophy developed by B.J. Palmer. Objective Straight Chiropractic takes the position that throughout the vast and diversified writings of B.J., the overall theme ... Read more