All practices left to themselves eventually drift away from consumerism, (what the practice member needs and wants) and toward what the practitioner wants. We must have a continual mentality of service to prevent that self centered tendency.v22n2
There is a physical component to a nerve/mental impulse. It can be measured scientifically by instruments like an EMG. Our philosophy says that carried along this electrochemical phenomena is a mental impulse, a metaphysical message or thought generated by the innate intelligence of the body (another metaphysical concept). Neither the mental impulse nor the innate … Read more
Recently, I was purging some old files and came across an article written by a well-known chiropractic college president. The article was dated November 6, 1992 which should tell you how rarely I purge my files. I am often amazed at how divorced from reality chiropractors can be in their thinking but I was especially … Read more
We must keep chiropractic and medicine separate and we must keep chiropractic and theology separate.v22n1
In the last issue, I explained the differences and similarities between the innate intelligence of the body and the soul and the resultant confusion. It subsequently occurred to me that some discussion on the difference between universal intelligence and God is warranted. Like the confusion between the soul and innate intelligence, I believe DD and … Read more
Recently, David Seaman, M.S., D.C., D.A.C.B.N., a chiropractic columnist, also a professor at a respected chiropractic institution, wrote an article with the above title, attacking the philosophy of the man who bears the name of his institution. I have no problem with pointing out the errors or the inconsistencies of the Palmer philosophy but this … Read more
There are so many similarities and areas of common interest between chiropractic philosophy and theological concepts that there is often an overlapping. The thread of truth woven through these two areas of study has provided the critics of chiropractic, both outside and within our profession, with ammunition and the opportunity to charge us with religious … Read more
Every so often the question arise whether the innate intelligence of the body would ever have reason to cause a vertebral subluxation. My first reaction is always the same, “Why on earth would the innate intelligence of the body do that?” Perhaps the question is asked by those who do not understand the metaphysical ramification … Read more
An interesting article, appeared in the June 6, 2006 issue of Dynamic Chiropractic. It seems, according to the writer, that the AMA is up to their old tricks of trying “to contain and eliminate” chiropractic as a recognized health care service in the United States. The AMA has created an “entity known as the Scope … Read more
There are many things that chiropractic can accomplish but they are not all chiropractic. The purpose of chiropractic is to enable the innate intelligence to be expressed as fully as possible over the nerve system without interference at the vertebral level. It has no higher end. As chiropractors, we are convinced, or should be, of … Read more