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B.J. continually checked the profession’s slipping by virtue of his position, his power and his personality. Today we do not have a B.J. Palmer so we must rely upon our philosophy.

Of all the things Reggie Gold gave us, in my opinion, vision was the greatest gift. It was more than just sharing his vision. It was sharing the vision that each one of us could have our own vision of chiropractic and through that give greater vision to the profession. By continually sharing with us ... Read more

I think in using these terms, we chiropractors tend to use them literally rather than evaluating them  according to the mindset used in making decisions. Taking drugs is outside-in not because that is how they enter the body but because it is based upon the idea that health can come from outside. Eating good, wholesome, ... Read more

To paraphrase G.K. Chesterton: Innate intelligence is like the sun, you cannot look directly at it but without “seeing” it you cannot understand anything else. So I conclude: 1. You cannot understand physiology. 2.You cannot understand why the body gets sick. 3. You cannot understand why the body does not get sick. 4. You cannot ... Read more

Is there a level of  intelligence greater than or outside of the innate intelligence of the body?

I was reading a Scripture passage this morning  which read “My power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor.12:9). Paul (the writer) was saying that when he acknowledges his inability and relies upon God, then and only then is when he is most effective. It occurred to me “how appropriate for us chiropractors.” We all, ... Read more

If you had a piece of string tied around your aorta, would you be better off without it? If you had a bone out of place putting pressure on your nerves, would you be better off  if it was not out of place?

Sometimes we try to split hairs so finely in chiropractic philosophy that we can lose sight of who we are and what we do. Some years ago a chiropractor took issue with my statement that chiropractors correct vertebral subluxations to enable the innate intelligence of the body to be more fully expressed. His argument was ... Read more

“If the vertebral subluxation is an anatomical and physiological abnormality and anatomical and physiological abnormalities are the domain of the health care profession, then chiropractic is a health care profession”-A well-known chiropractic philosopher. Response: What makes chiropractic unique and places it outside the so-called health care professions is the fact that a metaphysical aberration, an ... Read more

Vertebral subluxation is not THE Cause to any physical problem. But it is surely A cause to every physical problem. True or False? Why?