The gradual (and not so gradual) changes that have taken place within our profession over the past 40 years have created conflicts. Some are heartened by the idea that, as B.J. said, “Conflicts Clarify.” Many, myself included, have been frustrated by the political battle that has cost us millions of dollars and countless hours of … Read more
The division within our profession is one of philosophy and that philosophy is part of our world and life viewpoint. It touches upon every aspect of our profession, including how we view the future of our profession. Further, and without question, how we view our profession affects the politics of chiropractic. The ADIO viewpoint maintains … Read more
Never having participated in Medicare I am unfamiliar with all the “ins and outs” of the program. I am continually getting emails, calls, and letters from people telling me that I cannot take care of Medicare practice members without being part of and billing Medicare. It’s interesting that we have a health care bill now … Read more
In an ongoing effort to figure out the problems that confront the chiropractic profession, I was struck by an ad I saw in my local newspaper. It was placed by a chiropractor who has been relatively successful in the profession for well over 20 years, not someone desperate to build a practice. The photo in … Read more
For some people, being in practice for 20, 30, or 40 years burns them out. Actually I have found that it is usually less than 20 years, but they stay in practice until they can find something else to do (like be a practice management consultant or go on the speaking circuit.) Others can be … Read more
Okay, now that I’ve got your attention, let me tell you what I really think; research is the greatest threat to the future of chiropractic! I know that thinking will not make a lot of chiropractors happy. I probably will lose a few of my remaining friends, something I really cannot afford but I have … Read more
One of the things that always seems to be a problem among chiropractors, especially those that are leaning (not there, but leaning) toward objective chiropractic, is our unwillingness to bash medicine and to get involved in tangential issues like unnecessary surgeries, drugging school children, fluoridation, vaccination and so on. There are so many issues of … Read more
The beginning of every new year is rife with prophecies about the coming year. While they are often interesting to read, no one really pays too much attention to them, which is good because most never come true or they are really only generalities. I believe that there has not been a legitimate prophecy since … Read more
The editor of The Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research has recently written a very interesting article concerning the status of our profession with regard to public acceptance of chiropractic titled “What Paradigm Shift?” He says that most of the speakers at a “chiropractic pep rally” are telling us “the public wants what we have to … Read more
Recently, an Objective Straight Chiropractic (OSC) antagonist who has a good understanding of objective straight chiropractic philosophy wanted to know what our vision was. It got me thinking, “Where would we like to go with this profession?” In a real sense, we have no vision, no clear picture of where we would like to see … Read more