Thought on Environment
Environment is not the cause. It is the revealer of the problem. It is the manifestant of the inherent cause. v3n6
Preventing Subluxations
Should chiropractors try to prevent subluxations in their patients? Without a doubt this is one of the most controversial questions among the straights. Many sincere young chiropractors have a concern that by not looking for the cause of subluxations, we are adjusting “effects” and allowing patients to go out and re-subluxate themselves. We all realize … Read more
Chiropractic and the Environmentalists
Does chiropractic fit into the environmental movement? Many chiropractors feel that having a “natural” approach to health aligns us with environmentalists. There are some applications of the principle outlined in the preceding article entitled “Dis-ease” that enable us to better understand our role as chiropractors in our society. One of the arguments of the environmentalists … Read more
Dis-ease
An interesting television program, of which I only caught the last few minutes, was broadcast the other evening. It was a documentary on alcohol and drug abuse. There was one especially interesting point brought out. Doctors evaluating alcoholics have heretofore realized the effects of alcohol on the liver, but recently they have come to the … Read more
Chiropractic License Mills
Not too long ago the medical profession criticized the numerous chiropractic schools around the country saying they were nothing more than diploma mills. Of course their viewpoint was less than objective. Apparently, however, the profession must have felt that the public perceived many schools in this light, for until the mid-seventies chiropractic schools were dwindling … Read more
Why the South Lost the Civil War
I recently read a book with the above title. It presented some interesting theories and ideas concerning the Great Conflict that tore apart our nation 125 years ago. As I read the book I saw interesting analogies to the internal conflict that our profession has been experiencing for the past sixty years. The straight-mixing conflict … Read more
Growing Pains
Today I received a “chiropractic publication.” On the front page was a follow up article on “The ‘Growing Pains’ Sitcom Incident.” For anyone who has been underground for the past four months, it seems Alan Thicke, the father in the show, was lecturing his son on honesty and told the boy that if he did … Read more
Mental Impulses and Nerve Impulses
Occasionally we use the terms “mental impulse” and “nerve impulse” interchangeably. While it probably does no harm when we are explaining chiropractic to patients, nevertheless we should strive for proper use of our technical vocabulary. There are some basic philosophical differences. A mental impulse is a metaphysical thing. It is an innate force traveling over … Read more
Vertebral Subluxation Complex
Is anybody else out there getting sick of hearing the above term? Somehow the straight movement has been lulled into accepting this term into our vocabulary. I have nothing against expanding our vocabulary, in fact, most of us could do well to increase our vocabulary. There is also nothing wrong with increasing our chiropractic vocabulary. … Read more
Hegelian Logic and Chiropractic
Hegelian logic teaches that if something is true then the opposite is, in fact, not true. This logic, applied to the human organism, says that if we can know what is abnormal then we can know what is normal. It is upon this thinking that the practice of medicine is based. The M.D. is able … Read more