It has been my experience that one of the keys to getting people to understand the big idea of chiropractic is to instill an awe and appreciation for how wonderful the human body is and for its ability to heal and be healthy by virtue of the expression of the innate intelligence of the body. … Read more
If there is one statement that frosts me it is that one. It is usually said by a critic of chiropractic and Dr. James Winterstein recently wrote that it is, “One of the most frequently voiced complaints about chiropractic practice,” and he appears to agree with it. Unfortunately, critics of chiropractic can be found within … Read more
The above is the title of an article written by a chiropractic college president that laments what he sees as a problem in the profession. Specifically, he thinks “others who called spinal manipulation ‘quackery’ just a few decades ago have now become the ‘originators’ of this form of therapy.” About the only part of the … Read more
Some people thrive on confrontation. They usually end up being in sales. Yet for all of us, whether you are a parent or a chiropractor, or both, you realize that some ability to confront is important in our life. No one enjoys confronting their children regarding negative aspects of the child’s behavior. We love our … Read more
When people come into our office they obviously come wanting something. They may not verbally express it, they may not even realize it themselves but they do have a want, a desire. 1. They may want a specific problem corrected. That is not too difficult to understand and I think that ordinarily that is not … Read more
I sometimes think that non-therapeutic straight chiropractors do not like to see new people in the office. After all, new people disrupt the rhythm of an office, they take more time and effort. And no matter how good an education program an office has, a good percentage of new people will not choose lifetime care. … Read more
Are we really impacting the world with our chiropractic message? I guess we really cannot be sure. But one thing I am sure of, we cannot say we are by the number of people coming into our offices or the type of people coming in the offices. I recently surveyed some straight chiropractors to see … Read more
One of the criticisms of chiropractic educators is that they often lack the practical experience to make the student’s education as complete as it should be. For two reasons, that argument usually does not extend to those who function in the philosophy departments. The first is that the philosophy department does not exist in most … Read more
Sisyphus was the mythological Greek King of the city of Corinth. As the story goes, he displeased one of the gods and was forced to spend eternity rolling a large stone up a steep hill. The catch was, whenever he reached the top, the stone would roll down the hill and he would have to … Read more
It’s good every once in a while for us to evaluate what we are doing and make sure we are being perceived correctly. Recently, one of my associates gave me an ad of a chiropractor in New Jersey. The ad was in a magazine he had picked up at a local bagel shop. Ordinarily, I … Read more