The purpose of words is to communicate thoughts and ideas. Part of the big idea or one of the big ideas of objective straight chiropractic is that it is not medicine. Chiropractic is unique. Further, as objective straight chiropractors, we endeavor to distance ourselves from the medical/therapeutic model as much as possible. It is the … Read more
From an Objective Straight Chiropractic standpoint, there are three aspects of what has historically been called mixing chiropractic that need to be addressed. 1. The Objective Aspect. Mixing chiropractic can be defined as combining any part of the chiropractic procedure (correcting vertebral subluxation), with any objective other than enabling the innate intelligence of the body … Read more
Traditional Straight Chiropractic is a term coined to differentiate two groups of chiropractors who both claim to be straight and who both model their type of practice in some way after the philosophy developed by B.J. Palmer. Objective Straight Chiropractic takes the position that throughout the vast and diversified writings of B.J., the overall theme … Read more
Dear Readers. In 1984 I created and was the director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Chiropractic Education (FACE). For 25 years, among its activities, it published the Pivot Review, a philosophical newsletter, my “Blue Books,” and a web page. During that time it also published nine ”position papers” to explain the uniqueness of … Read more
As a profession we seem to be up in arms about the desire of some within our profession to add the right to prescribe drugs to the practice of chiropractic. Yet we should not be surprised. We should see it as the normal and natural result of our profession’s developing attitude to the practices of … Read more
Sure, people do get well under chiropractic care. But that is such a minor aspect of what chiropractic does. Unfortunately, we have majored on minors for so long as a profession, we have lost sight of what the major is. The major is what chiropractic does for every man, woman and child every time. It … Read more
A chiropractor asked the following question:” If a flame (force) is placed under a pot of water (matter) and enough energy/force is supplied by the flame a change in the organization of the matter which composes the water will occur (boiling). If however the water does not boil, is the water the limiting factor where … Read more
Universal intelligence, innate intelligence and the chiropractic philosophy surrounding them are a focal point within the two world views. If we are totally material then nothing matters but the condition of the matter, the disease.
(4th Friday Philosophy-a week late) “Informed Consent” is an important and necessary aspect of objective straight chiropractic care, however, we understand the term in a different way than most. Medically speaking, “informed consent” means that even if I do everything correctly, there are some possible negative results, i.e., “Do you understand there are possible negative … Read more
There are no icons in chiropractic as much as some would like to create them. Anyone’s ideas (including D.D.’s, B.J.’s, Reggie’s, mine and others) are open to scrutiny and critical evaluation.