The term “primary health care provider” appears to be a focus of controversy between the different segments of the profession. the mixing element says that the straights are a danger because as primary health care providers, they should diagnose disease and then either treat patients if chiropractic care is appropriate or refer them to … Read more
Any chiropractor who has not been in a coma for the past year is aware of the Mercy Conference that occurred in early 1992. It was an attempt by member of the profession to bring together all schools of though within chiropractic, to develop a set of standards of care for the entire profession. … Read more
There has never been a problem recognizing there are two aspects of our profession, straight and mixing. The problem has been historically trying to identify the point where one begins and the other ends. At one time, it was hands only vs. modalities. Life was simple. Then we got into the era of diagnosis. There … Read more
In The Pivot Review, Volume 2, Number 2, there was an essay on Neurological Orthopedic Tests being performed by chiropractors. The article basically addressed the fallacy of straights using the tests to determine the absence or presence of vertebral subluxation. There is now, however, a new approach by some D.C.s. They are using them to … Read more
One of the charges leveled at straight chiropractors by the mixers is that we are merely technicians. They believe that by concerning ourselves with only locating and correcting vertebral subluxations and also because disassociating ourselves from the art of diagnosis that we should not be called doctors. There is a movement among the mixing community … Read more
There has been much discussion recently concerning chiropractors getting together, putting aside their philosophical differences and working together. So what’s new? Aside from personalities, the problem seems to center around the mixers and straights. If we are to get together it would help to outline the practical problems that must be overcome from both sides. … Read more
Whether referrals are part of the practice of straight chiropractic is another controversial issue. The generally understood position of the “straight movement” is that we do not refer. This, of course, raises the ire of many critics of straight chiropractic, especially those within the profession at large. It also gives them an opportunity to point … Read more
The discussion of an ICA and ACA merger has raised some serious concerns among many members of the ICA about the future of that organization. While many in the straight movement are watching the situation with distant curiosity, the entire issue raises questions of importance to us. Merger did not happen overnight. It began many … Read more
Perhaps if we abandoned the 19th century philosophy which teaches that “natural” treatment of disease is an alternative to and always superior to the treatment of disease with chemicals we could then look a little more objectively at our future. Science has learned much since the turn of the century when eclectics, naturopaths, drugless healers, … Read more
That publication (the one that is mailed to every known D.C. on planet earth) arrived at my office. I tell myself “I am not going to read it.” I should throw it out right away, but there it sits on my desk for days. Each day I look at it and say “I’m not going … Read more