The economic, political, and philosophical factors that impact upon chiropractic seem to be almost endless. They create much discussion and unfortunately much animosity within the profession. Perhaps no single issue among straight chiropractors brings these factors together more than the subject of payment for services. The political aspect of it is, without doubt, the primary … Read more
When it comes to science and the subluxation, sometimes I think we straights want to straddle the fence, which tends to be a very uncomfortable position. That fact was brought home to me when a respected chiropractic columnist (respected means he has more than seven letters behind his name) challenged our model of the vertebral … Read more
With the coalition of different chiropractic organizations, practice management consultants trying to appeal to different approaches to chiropractic, and the desire for tolerance, we are reaching an era where everyone is allowed to define chiropractic for themselves and we are expected to accept everyone’s model of chiropractic as being not only legitimate but equally valid. … Read more
Which is easier…changing the public’s perception of health care so they understand chiropractic in its true light or getting chiropractic out of health care? It is my opinion that leaving the health care community is the easier, more effective and most philosophically sound choice. The pros and cons of that idea have been discussed recently … Read more
A recent article by a well-known practice management consultant extolled the benefits of being leaders in the alternative health care community. His argument was that since we are “a frequent first ‘point of contact’” for patients we should be a “valuable resource.” His suggestion is that we should “refer to, support and integrate the services … Read more
Sometimes we need to look beyond our own immediate needs and instead look toward the good of society, which ultimately benefits all of society including us as chiropractors. It is ironic that our philosophy is directed towards benefiting the body in the long run rather than quick, temporary symptomatic relief that ultimately leaves us worse … Read more
Chiropractic will never reach its full potential of good to humanity as long as it is viewed in its present model, as a treatment for back pain. Chiropractic will reach greater potential but not its full potential of good for humanity as long as it is viewed as health care in the present model of … Read more
I have a theory. I call it the theory of attraction of masses. The theory is that two bodies attract each other with a force. I have not quite worked out the exact details of why it happens or what the mechanism is. I think it may be that the force is proportional to … Read more
We seem to have two very differing viewpoints within the straight chiropractic community. For the most part, we are in agreement as to what our objective is, i.e., to promote chiropractic as the correction of vertebral subluxations simply because they are detrimental to the inborn, intelligent expression of life. (Perhaps that is a new way … Read more
It seems that intolerance is alive and well today. For all the hyperbole about the “hate-straights” and those of us who supposedly want to limit the freedom of chiropractors to practice a broad scope approach, the only tolerance I see is being demonstrated by the very group that’s being accused. The problem begins with a … Read more