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At this time people often go to a chiropractor as a first choice rather than a last resort. Therefore it becomes more incumbent upon us to do certain things that we might not have done before. They have not first been to the M.D. who has ruled out or tried to treat their diseases. What are some ... Read more

A symptom or sign is the normal response or abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation. The former we understand by deduction, the latter by (a usually negative)experience. The problem is that rarely can we tell the difference ,except in the case of death and then diagnosis, prognosis or recommendations are not necessary.

   I think it says something about our profession that we have a dozen or more “practice management” consultants for every chiropractic philosophy “consultant.”  But at least both are given equal emphasis in chiropractic colleges…almost none.  

Chiropractic has its share of urban legends or statements of “fact “that are accepted as truth  only because they have been repeated so often. Perhaps the most famous one is that attributed to Thomas Edison, that “The  doctor of the future will give no drugs….” Those at the “Edison  headquarters” in Menlo Park, N.J. have investigated ... Read more

One of the problem with the nonlinear model of quantum mechanics, as I see it, is that there appears to be no absolutes, no laws. We must establish laws or standards, at least in certain areas. This is the dilemma of a free society, the right of free speech but not to yell fire in ... Read more

Research appears to be an attempt to reconcile our chiropractic philosophy with science. Shouldn’t we be reconciling science with our philosophy? What is the difference?

Many upper cervical practitioners believed  (and some still do) that only HIO was chiropractic, because vertebral subluxations  did not exist below Axis  and anyone who was adjusting below the second cervical was practicing the “adjustment” of misalignments at best, compensations at worst. What do you think and why?

I posted this earlier as a comment but in case some reading this blog do not participate in the ongoing discussion, I thought it was good to post it in a revised state and perhaps begin a new thread and discussion. (name withheld) “The medical objective is to treat, cure, prevent disease, its causes and effects ... Read more

Transcendental meditation and other forms of meditation are designed to take the individual below normal levels of consciousness, thus shutting down the educated brain when it is intended to function. Can that be normal and good? If we shut down the liver or the kidneys, we conclude there is a problem. What’s the difference?

It’s a little late to check your slipping when you are lying flat on your back on an icy sidewalk. The time to put the salt down is before you take the first step. The philosophy of chiropractic is the salt of our profession.