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.
The Dashboard Light/Signs & Symptoms.
| Patient Education, Thinking Straight, Thoughts | 12 Comments
When one of the lights on the car dashboard goes on, it does not necessarily indicate an actual problem. It may be that it’s time to have your brakes checked or time to change the oil, or it may be that the light is malfunctioning. But it does mean we need to address a cause.
Read More Technique Wars
| Thinking Straight
There will probably always be arguments over technique and frankly they serve no purpose because all techniques work. What is important from a philosophical point of view is that the technique is based upon sound chiropractic principles. Osteopaths have probably corrected many subluxations over the years. Medical doctors with their crude forms of manipulation may ... Read more
Read More Repetition
| Thinking Straight | 6 Comments
People (chiropractors and practice members in particular) don’t seem to be bothered by repetition except when it comes to repeating a truth, something you would think they would never get tired of hearing. As B.J. would say “Odd isn’t it!”
Read More Innate Matter and Universal Matter
| Thoughts | 7 Comments
The contrast between innate matter, that is, matter that expresses innate intelligence, and universal matter, which we ordinarily consider to be non-living, is that the former, we say, is structured matter, the latter is matter that is organized on the atomic level. Of course, the latter would include all matter, hence our major premise which ... Read more
Read More Joe with Dr. DePice-an interview
| Practice Building, Thinking Straight | 4 Comments
TLC Track 1 Dr. Dean DePice of TLC interviewed me for about an hour, I hope you enjoy it. I know I enjoyed doing it.
Read More The Adjustic Thrust
| Thinking Straight | 29 Comments
We refineuniversal forces by our educatedly-directed, specific, adjustic thrusts so that they may be used by the innate intelligence of the body. They are then converted into innate forces in order for the innate intelligence to make an adjustment.
Read More It's as Simple As That
| Practice Building, Thoughts | 4 Comments
Late on a quiet Thanksgiving eve, before checking each other’s spine, Claude and I were discussing (very animatedly and excitedly) a concept about coordinated communication between the innate intelligence of the body and the organ’s tissues and cells. A practice member walked in the office. He was fascinated by our waiting room discussion. When I ... Read more
Read More Professional Objectives
| Thinking Straight | 14 Comments
Part of our profession wants to emphasize our similarty to medicine. Part of our profession wants to emphasize our difference from medicine. The part you belong to will determine, to a great degree, how you practice.
Read More Deduction
| Thinking Straight | 17 Comments
Chiropractic philosophy is based upon the deduction that the body is perfectly designed and there is a perfect principle, the law of life, that runs it. Evolution is based upon the idea that nothing is perfect therefore everything is continually evolving, becoming better and better. If that is true, how can we conclude that a ... Read more
Read More Biological Life
| Thinking Straight, Thoughts | 2 Comments
Biological (innate) life is no longer created. It happened but once in history, in Genesis Chapter One. Since then it has merely been perpetuated.
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