The Logical Approach One of the most outstanding characteristics of chiropractic in general, and straight chiropractic in particular, is the logic it is based upon. Perhaps it is not so much the logic of straight chiropractic that is striking but the illogic of everything other approach in comparison. There are basically three approaches to the … Read more
The Practical Approach “Philosophy is great, but in practice you have to be practical.” “Let’s be practical.” We must admit that there is no way you can make as much money in chiropractic practice being a straight chiropractor as you can being a mixer. If making as much money as you possibly can is your … Read more
Legal basis for straight chiropractic The legal basis for straight chiropractic is probably one of the most controversial and yet one of the simplest areas to explain and understand. One of the beautiful things about the practice of straight chiropractic is that the best interests of the chiropractor and the best interests of the patient … Read more
Obviously, it is not possible to condense the philosophy of chiropractic into a short essay. If it were, it would not need to be taught in six trimesters, and B.J. would not have had to write volumes of Green Books. But if there is one philosophi cal concept that separates straight chiropractic from every thing … Read more
In the last issue we discussed to some degree why we, as straight chiropractors, do what we do. If we are to substantiate the validity of straight chiropractic, we must present a complete argument or defense of it’s position. We can not rely upon “because that is what B.J. said” as our sole argument, although … Read more
One would think that with straight chiropractic becoming an organized entity in the past decade it would be much easier to identify chiropractic and chiropractors. However, it does not appear to be the case. Sadly, there is more confusion now about what is straight chiropractic and what is not than there was at the start … Read more