Philosophy

Medicine V Chiropractic

Medicine in the 19th century was largey about treating symptoms, not disease. In the last 150 years it has focused more on disease. Consequently, it is more successful and has less failures go to a chiropractor than our forefathers had. However, they are still not getting to the cause of a lack of health. You … Read more

Wish I Said That

Counting the Cost: It is a disgrace to start then not finish something. Sociologist today say that much of our society is characterized by cheap committment. “You are going to give your life to something or else throw it away on nothing”.   July 7,  2010 Haddon W. Robinson

Chiropractic Is An Alternative

There is discussion and difference of opinion as to whether chiropractic is an alternative to medicine. The very fact that chiropractors want to take care of medical conditions indicates that there is the perception among many chiropractors that we are an alternative to medicine. Chiropractic is not an alternative to the practice of medicine. It … Read more

Conflict of Philosophy Part II

In the contrasting philosophies of the ADIO viewpoint and the outside-in viewpoint regarding health, the question arises of who the health care provider is responsible to. Prior to the advent of third-party pay, it was not an issue. The health care provider was responsible to the individual who paid him/her, the patient. The individual entered … Read more

How Important is the Vertebral Subluxation?

Clearly, the most important part of our practice is the correction of vertebral subluxation, at least practically speaking. A vital part of our practice member educational program should be to help people understand vertebral subluxation. While many chiropractors focus on that, they may overlook or minimize the most important aspect of what we teach people, … Read more

Wish I Said That

The government wants to pass laws controlling what we eat, supplements, our water, etc. How come they think it’s okay to control our digestive system but we should not pass laws regarding a woman’s reproductive system? Rush Limbaugh  June 30, 2010

A Thot

The pendulum of my granfather clock is moving in response to the gravitational pull on the weights. An intelligence designed the clock so that the universal forces are adapted for constructive purposes. It also necessitates an intelligence to keep it going (raising the weight every week).   June 30, 2010