You would think that the issue of diagnosis would be settled by now. So much has been written about it. It seems pretty clear to me. To treat medical conditions you need to perform a diagnosis. If chiropractors treat medical conditions, they need to do medical diagnoses. If chiropractors do not treat medical conditions, but … Read more
There are those in our profession who say that we should not make claims in chiropractic that we cannot prove scientifically. They go so far as to say that we should claim nothing about curing disease (of which I agree because of my non-therapeutic objective). They also maintain, however, that we should not make claims … Read more
No, it’s not a new type of chiropractic. Syncretism is defined as: 1. Reconciliation or fusion of differing systems of belief especially with partial success or a heterogeneous result (American Heritage College Dictionary). Is it just a nicer word for “mixing chiropractic?” We have had mixing chiropractic almost since the beginning of the profession. The … Read more
Anthropopathism is a theological term. It means ascribing to God qualities or characteristics that He does not have but that help us to understand His attitude toward us. For example, the Bible says that He is a jealous God. Now jealousy is a sin and obviously God cannot sin. However, it conveys to us how … Read more
Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic presents an annual conference called the International Research and Philosophical Symposium (IRAPS). It has become one of my favorite seminars, one in which I usually speak or present a paper. I particularly enjoy the unique opportunity to see philosophers and scientists/researchers get together and share ideas. This is probably the … Read more
Sometimes I think that common sense is inversely proportional to academic knowledge. I think this is especially noticeable within the chiropractic profession and blatantly obvious in some of chiropractic academia. It is probably because there is so much about chiropractic that is just plain common sense. With that said, here comes one of our old … Read more
As chiropractors, it is important that we make a distinction between adaptation and evolution. I am not sure that the intelligent design people make that distinction. Their approach appears to be a deistic approach. They contend that there is a (D)esigner who created living organisms and then left them to evolve. This is contrary to … Read more
In the July 2007 issue of the ACA News (okay, I admit, I occasionally read it), William Morgan, DC wrote an article entitled, The Collapse of the Railroads (What Business Are We Really In?). His article which laments the demise of the railroad industry suggests that the railroads failed because they saw themselves in the … Read more
There are many in our profession who believe that the philosophy of chiropractic is a chain that is holding us back from becoming part of the scientific community and mainstream health care. Their position is that as long as we hold to a vitalistic philosophy we will be considered a fringe profession, and we will … Read more
A reader questioned whether we are really completely correcting vertebral subluxations, that the subluxation may not be an on or off thing and that what we are doing is reducing the degree of interference in the nerve system. That is, that the individual is relatively more subluxation free after our care than before. He used … Read more