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
We cannot change D.D. or B.J.’s idea of chiropractic and call it chiropractic but we must show when and where they were inconsistent with their own philosophy.v16n3
Is innate intelligence (or universal intelligence for that matter) what makes us alive (or keeps us in existence) or is it just a manifestation of matter that is living (or not)? We sometimes describe innate intelligence as that which organizes matter on an active level. But could it just as easily be described as matter … Read more
We need to confront people’s desires for chiropractic care gently and kindly but honestly and directly.v16n3
Whenever a military campaign is failing, it is time to change strategy. It is quite evident that the medical profession has changed its strategy with regard to chiropractic in the last few years. With the growth of chiropractic, the loss of the antitrust suit (Wilk v. AMA), and the public’s willingness to question medical procedures … Read more
Recently the charge has been leveled that what we call objective straight chiropractic or non-therapeutic chiropractic or modern-day straight chiropractic is an attempt to undermine the contribution of B.J. Palmer to the development of chiropractic. On one hand, our critics say that what B.J. and the other pioneers were doing is the same as what … Read more
For the purpose of understanding chiropractic there are essentially two world views. We commonly refer to them as Above-Down (ADIO) and Outside-In. If we expect to truly influence the world at large and our individual communities in particular, then we must understand these world views and how they impact the lives of our practice members … Read more
Naturalism is the theory that maintains that nature is all there is. That there is nothing beside the visable matter that exists in the universe. It is usually synonomous with “scientific materialism” and depends upon an atheistic viewpoint of life.v16n2
Science is supposed to be amoral but it cannot exist as such in a moral void. There are moral decisions in science and the health field to be made every day. But that is not their desire. If they have no restriction, then anything they do is right. That is a pretty frightening thought for … Read more
The chiropractic profession is at a precarious place relative to universal acceptance. If we abandon our vitalistic, above-down philosophy, we will likely achieve universal acceptance as a limited mechanistic model (musculoskeletal conditions). If we maintain our vitalistic objective (correcting vertebral subluxations to enable the innate intelligence of the body to be better expressed), we run … Read more