The greatest problem with the chiropractic profession as a whole is its lack of vision. We started off 100 years ago with a man like D.D. who had the vision to see something that no one else in the world had ever seen, the vertebral subluxation as an interference to the expression of life. … Read more
Sadly, the least amount of vision within our profession is the place that it should be the greatest — our educational institutions. Throughout history, in almost every walk of life, education has always been the place where visionaries came from. Within the colleges should reside the thinkers, the visionaries who present the ideas to a … Read more
I believe that the vision for chiropractic is as different as the number of people who practice it. However, most straight chiropractic practitioners have a very similar vision. Our vision is regular chiropractic care for every member of the human race from birth until death. Differences only occur with regard to the technique employed in … Read more
I would maintain that there are six distinct approaches to the practice of chiropractic which coincide with the profession’s vision (or lack there of). With the exception of a very few insightful individuals throughout chiropractic history, chiropractic vision five and six have been virtually unheard of until only recently. Let’s compare the six visions. … Read more
“Managed Care” has a vision for chiropractic. The following is a letter received from an HMO soliciting participation by chiropractors in their program: “Dear Doctor, As one of the largest HMOs in the country, ___________ is in a position to offer you, the doctor of chiropractic, a very prominent position in our … Read more
It has never been greater to be a straight chiropractor than at this point in history. While it is true that the straight chiropractic educational community has suffered some severe setbacks in the past few years, straight chiropractic is doing just fine. There appears to me to be more interest in straight chiropractic than ever … Read more
From time to time people inside and outside the straight chiropractic community question whether the model that we present in straight chiropractic is really part of the health field. We do not want to diagnose or treat disease which is the most common aspect of health care. What’s more, we say that our approach … Read more
Despite the setbacks that the objective straight chiropractic movement has seen in the past few years (loss of SCASA and straight schools) it is encouraging to see the numbers of young and not so young chiropractors coming over to our way of practice. It seems that many young chiropractors are beginning to think about … Read more
Because of managed care, chiropractic practices are down 20% in the U.S. and down 50% in the state of New York, according to a spokesman for the ACA. It is such a frightening trend that the organization is considering bringing an anti-trust suit against managed health care program’s carriers. It is interesting that when some … Read more
It doesn’t matter what position on gun control you take. Both sides would agree that the efforts by the anti-gun forces are merely the beginning. the NRA seems like a group of radicals because they appear to oppose any kind of restrictive gun legislation. Is a five-day waiting period such a bad thing? Are … Read more