I believe it is helpful to re-examine our objective from time to time to reaffirm why we have an objective and to determine whether it is still valid. The straight chiropractic movement originally decided to define chiropractic by its objective because first, almost every profession does it and second, because there were so many different … Read more
Recently, I wrote a paper for Sherman College’s Philosophical Conference discussing the pros and cons of chiropractic (particularly straight chiropractic) identifying itself as a part of health care. It was intended to create thought about our philosophy, to challenge some of our present perceptions as to what we do and why we do what we … Read more
Okay, here’s a test whether you think outside-in or not. Some time back an editorial in a chiropractic publication described the actions of a managed care organization that was paying chiropractors less than medical doctors for services involving the same CPT codes. The editorial was encouraging chiropractors to send money to a Legal Action Fund … Read more
One of the criticisms of chiropractic educators is that they often lack the practical experience to make the student’s education as complete as it should be. For two reasons, that argument usually does not extend to those who function in the philosophy departments. The first is that the philosophy department does not exist in most … Read more
The recent difficulties that Life University is having with the CCE brought back some painful memories underscoring the truth in the saying that what we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history. Since many readers perhaps have little knowledge of history as it relates to the accreditation process, a little history lesson … Read more
There seems to be a concerted effort among some in our profession to bring our chiropractic philosophy into line with the “new science,” holistic healing and quantum mechanics. In doing so, many are inadvertently or purposefully abandoning our metaphysical underpinnings. Some of our problem begins with our post-Newtonian world view. Poor Isaac Newton gets blamed … Read more
have no idea what the strategic plan was on the part of those who would medicalize chiropractic to motivate them to take on the largest chiropractic college in the world. It would seem a smaller school with less political and financial clout would have been a better choice. If we are to assume that this … Read more
Manipulation is acceptable, if it is for the purpose of relieving minor joint problems. However, this “adjustment” with the so-called innate philosophy behind it, that is not acceptable to them. Using chiropractic for a back problem is like using a Stradivarius violin as a doorstop. “30% of the American Public use chiropractic care. It’s … Read more
If you are going to practice objective straight chiropractic, you are paying for an education you do not need. If you are going to practice therapeutic chiropractic, you are paying for an education you do not get. Why Chiropractic is not an Alternative to MedicineThe philosophical conflict between medicine and chiropractic can be summed … Read more
The problem is not that our profession is unable to agree on a definition of chiropractic. The problem is that we have failed to define the practice of medicine or to accept how medicine defines itself. Most chiropractors define medicine as “anything I choose not to do.”