Late this spring a seminar took place at the New Jersey shore. It was advertised as a Philosophy weekend and was directed primarily to straight chiropractors. (I’ve yet to hear of a philosophy seminar for mixers!) It probably would not be noteworthy in this publication except for a number of things. First, some … Read more
Chiropractic fee systems are perhaps as diverse as the types of chiropractic practices. Medical fees are pretty much fee-for-service. Either per visit or per procedure is the way most M.D.’s practice. But in chiropractic it is different. There are cooperative fee systems; some using a box, others where the patient determines his/her fee and … Read more
By a process of logic it can be seen that the desire of the straight chiropractic community and our founding father is not to provide an alternative to drugs and surgery, although I am sure that in the treatment of disease some alternatives to medicine should be sought, ones that are effective. Treating disease … Read more
We constantly need to check our terms and phrases. There is a tendency within the chiropractic profession to emphasize the nervous system, particularly the brain and spinal cord, as the “controlling and coordinating system” within the body. While we straight chiropractors recognize the importance of he nervous system, it is also important to give … Read more
With last year’s Department of Education decision concerning the Straight Chiropractic Academic Standards Association (SCASA), there has been increased interest and discussion about the straight schools applying to the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) for accreditation. The straight schools have maintained that philosophical differences prevent them from applying to CCE. The CCE on the … Read more
The failure of medicine historically has been that it based its entire practice on a mechanistic model. Down through the ages there were attempts, some were more successful than others, to bring the occult into medicine but invariably it would be brought back to a strictly mechanistic approach. With few exception even today it … Read more
As a writer, most of the time you just know when you write a line or make a statement that is going to evoke tremendous emotional response. What is surprising is when you make what is, in your mind, an innocuous statement and somebody responds in great length. In the Pivot Review Vol. IX, … Read more
There has been considerable discussion in recent months concerning whether chiropractors should be in hospitals taking care of patients. Clearly, those within our profession who have a medical objective, the treatment of medical conditions, would want access to a hospital and the use of its facilities. They cannot compete with the medical procedures and … Read more
The spine works as a unit but it is also part of the human unit. you can affect a unit by affecting the parts of a unit or you can affect the unit by affecting it as a whole. Damage the engine of a care and the entire car stops running. Drive it into … Read more
Being a competent mixer chiropractor is 90% medical skills and 10% chiropractic skills. Being a competent straight is 90% communication skills and 10% chiropractic. To be competent as a mixer chiropractor, like a medical doctor you must be able to correctly determine the nature and the cause of the patient’s illness and then … Read more