We all use language of accommodation from time to time. A writer of a mystery novel may refer to the “icy fingers of fear.” Fear does not have fingers. However it is helpful both in communicating and in understanding. But we must be careful that it does not confuse. Conversely, we must be careful not … Read more
An interesting philosophical question was presented to me by a group of students. Why are the students always the ones to raise the insightful questions? Do we stop thinking once we get out of chiropractic college? There was a difference of opinion among the students as to the scope of the chiropractor’s responsibility in informing … Read more
Last issue (April), we discussed the unfortunate situation of the chiropractor arrested for practicing medicine without a license in Spain. Recently in California, there was a case involving a chiropractor who was arrested on felony charges for using vitamins to treat a baby who had a digestive disorder. The California Chiropractic Association (CCA), of course, … Read more
The subject of preventing subluxations undoubtedly causes frustration among straight chiropractors. I once heard a good, straight chiropractor say, “If I know something is causing a patient to resubluxate, I’ll tell them to avoid that activity.” He knew it was not consistent with his straight chiropractic objective but he felt obligated to the patient. … Read more
An article appeared recently in the JCCA (no, I do not read that journal, someone sent me the article over the internet). In criticizing the philosophical chiropractors, a chiropractic DABCO made the following statement: “Today, Innate Intelligence remains an untestable enigma that isolates chiropractic and impedes its acceptance as a legitimate health science.” I … Read more
Recently I had an opportunity to talk to a group of about 100 students at a chiropractic college, one that is not known for being straight, either traditional or objective. This particular group was a class whose instructor was gracious enough to give me two hours of her class time. Because the class had … Read more
An interesting philosophical question was presented to me by a group of students. Why are the students always the ones to raise the insightful questions? Do we stop thinking once we get out of chiropractic college? There was a difference of opinion among the students as to the scope of the chiropractor’s responsibility in informing … Read more
It amazes me how we can hear something and it will not impress us until we have heard it three or four or even ten times. This is a great reason why we should not be reticent in repeating our philosophy to patients. How often do we hear patients say, “You know, I finally understand … Read more
There is a growing rift between the chiropractic philosophers (“the innatists” as one chiropractor calls us) and the chiropractic scientists (those that want to place chiropractic on the playing field of science). The argument, however, ends up being one-sided against the philosophers and it is not an argument in support of science, but rather against … Read more
You would think I had nothing else to read or nothing else to write about inasmuch as I am devoting an article on a number of articles in the tabloid that describes itself as “The Chiropractic News Source.” These particular columns appeared in a mid-January issue and were written by different people but all present … Read more