Thinking Straight

A Christmas Thought

As chiropractors we often talk about the “miracle of birth”. However a miracle is an event that occurs with no human/natural explanation. At Christmas we celebrate the only true Miracle of Birth that occurred once in human history.

Integrity

No honorable code (our unique objective and its supporting philosophy) can function when loyalty to self or a person (even a Palmer) is greater than or more important than loyalty to the principles.

Conflict and the Law

Those signing the Declaration of Independence as well as those framing the Constitution apparently did not want to enumerate every right that we had so they lumped the right to property under the heading “the pursuit of happiness”. Everyone’s concept of happiness differed and everyone had a different idea of what property was, land, a … Read more

A Thought on a Cash Practice

A most of you know, I ran a cash practice for over 45 years. It was not difficult in the beginning. I think the average chiropractic fee was $4.00 when I began practice and everyone had a cash practice, I began with a box on the wall, there was no insurance. After all how much … Read more

Vertebral Subluxation and Disease

I’m not terribly happy with using the word diagnosis to describe the vertebral subluxation as some states do: 1. It gives the impression that VS is just another disease. 2. The medical community would dispute it or say what they have been charging for 120 years, that we are practicing medicine (the diagnosis and treatment … Read more

OSC and Mixing

If we recognize there is a place for the practice of medicine (and we do), we should also recognize a place for mixing. It is just not in a/OUR chiropractic place.

Beware!

The CCE is always trying to solidify or increase their stronghold on the profession both statewide and federally. They are concerned about loss of power and control.

A Reader's Question

Recently in response to a post on Instinct, a reader questioned whether my assertion that instinct was a function of the matter (a limitation as I suggested) and not a function of innate intelligence. It was a good question and deserves a comprehensive answer, one that needs more than just a short reply. It necessitate … Read more

Subjectivity

Subjectivity takes bad advice. “Chiropractic gets sick people well” is bad advice and usually leads to disappointment or confusion by the public and mixing by the profession.