“When first things are put first, second things are not suppressed but increased.” C.S. Lewis We try to remove as many obstacles as possible in our office to people receiving continuing regular chiropractic care. However, the most common excuse that we hear as to why a person has not come regularly is that they … Read more
This article recently appeared on my Facebook. For those of you who have not seen it, I offer it here: You had to know that if the government bureaucracy made enough rules and regulations to control our health care, eventually they would come up with a regulation that was philosophically correct but at the same … Read more
1. Frustrated by being in the “box” of bad backs and stiff necks? 2. Feel trapped by insurance companies and government agencies that want to tell you how to practice? 3. Tired of starving on a small sliver of the “health care pie?” 4. Want a congruent philosophy-centered practice? 5. Dissatisfied with the model of chiropractic … Read more
For the ADIO practitioner, the more he learns about the human body, the more he realizes how little he knows. On the other hand the more an outside-in practitioner learns the more he is convinced that he is on the verge of knowing it all.
If You Were Trying to Destroy Chiropractic, How Would You Go About It? That’s an interesting question and one that demands some thought if we are going to survive as a profession. To suggest that no one has ever wanted to wipe out our profession or doesn’t want to even now, is divorcement from … Read more
It’s always interesting to play the “What if?” game. In fact, novels have been written on the subject. What if the South had won the battle of Gettysburg? In reviewing my notes for a program I am putting together on the history of the chiropractic profession, and knowing where the straight movement is today, I … Read more
The fact that 42% of people going to “a chiropractor note their care as ‘excellent’ while only 27% gave high marks to their medical provider” (New England Journal of Medicine) is not that great a statistic. Most people go to a medical provider out of necessity. Going to a chiropractor is a choice. I would … Read more
Which is easier…changing the public’s perception of health care so they understand chiropractic in its true light or getting chiropractic out of health care? It is my opinion that leaving the health care community is the easier, more effective and most philosophically sound choice. The pros and cons of that idea have been discussed recently … Read more
The next time someone says that we are unable to scientifically prove the validity of chiropractic, ask them to disprove it. If they give you an argument, remind them that the role of science is to disprove theories and accept them only if the cannot be disproved (and sometimes until they are disproved). Jan 3, … Read more
Until the mid-seventies, insurance was never an important issue among straight chiropractors. First, there were relatively few insurance plans that covered chiropractic and second, the straight chiropractic community had yet to clearly define itself by its objective. While insurance inclusion of chiropractic has begun to wane there are still many chiropractors who participate in insurance … Read more