Independent voters are primarily people who are out for themselves and whichever party promises them the most is the side they will vote for or support, rather than the one that represents their/a correct political philosophy. Perhaps we can apply this principle to chiropractors. Do you belong to a state or national organization because they … Read more
The Council on Chiropractic Education and the rest of the cabal’s intent is to enslave the minds and the practices of the chiropractic profession. Objective/non-therapeutic chiropractic is a system that creates freedom and independence. People should be free to diagnose and treat disease if they so desire but not be required or taught that they … Read more
Ignorance of the philosophy of chiropractic, for whatever reason, precludes the application of it in practice. Yet many students are perfectly willing to attend a chiropractic college that purposely does not teach it. Ignorance is no excuse.
We often must choose between loyalty to a principle (objective) and loyalty to a person (a practice management consultant). B.J. (a person) or the philosophy (a principle), even though most of the philosophy was given to us by B.J. Loyalty to an authority/person should not be in conflict with the principle. If it is, principle trumps.
The philosophy of chiropractic does not come naturally. It must be taught. Why do we think that the practice of non-therapeutic, straight chiropractic and its approach to case management will come naturally? It must be taught also. Dr. Joe Strauss’ classic book, Case Management for Straight Chiropractors is now available as a downloadable ebook. It … Read more
Chiropractic college will never teach students how to practice. Schools are always far behind the curve of what is necessary for practice. They are because in most chiropractic schools the instructors do not practice or have not practiced for years. The world is changing so quickly, it is difficult to keep up. Can you imagine … Read more
Until the mid-seventies, insurance was never an important issue among straight chiropractors. First, there were relatively few insurance plans that covered chiropractic and second, the straight chiropractic community had yet to clearly define itself by its objective. While insurance inclusion of chiropractic has begun to wane there are still many chiropractors who participate in insurance … Read more
The topic of this chapter, the famous or infamous box-on-the-wall system of practice, is really not part of the philosophy of chiropractic. While a fee system might reflect the philosophy, the philosophy actually transcends fee systems. Anyone interested in the history of the GPC, or God-Patient-Chiropractor fee system as it was originally called, would benefit … Read more
The uniqueness of the straight chiropractic objective impacts upon chiropractic technique. Since the objective of correcting vertebral subluxations is to allow the 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 straight chiropractic. However inherent within the above objective … 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