Thinking Straight

A Thought on Research and Technique

You properly move from truth to experience according to John 8:32.”….the Truth shall make you free.” Ignorance has to first be corrected. Many new so-called straight chiropractic techniques are experience oriented rather than first being philosophically examined for correctness.  We cannot make experience preeminent because it is not a given. It sometimes does not occur.  … Read more

Contrasts

Medicine deals with health and disease. Spinology addresses human potential. Objective straight chiropractic improves the expression of the innate intelligence of the body.

Instinct

Instinct-an impulse without reason.  However, the innate intelligence of the body has reasoning ability in the sense that it will “choose” to do what is best for the body and most conservative (in time and matter)… and then do it,  within the limitations of the matter with which it has to work. Sometimes it may be … Read more

Innate Matter

Living things have a teleological or purposeful behavior. It is directed toward some end, either to stay alive or keep their offspring alive assuring the perpetuation of the species.

What is the Difference between Objective Straight and Traditional Straight Chiropractic?

Why is it that historically no one ever seems to want to identify themselves as anything but a straight chiropractor?  While chiropractors were perfectly willing to hang a sign outside the office saying “Straight Chiropractor,” I’ve never seen one that says “Mixer Chiropractor.” Is it because chiropractors truly do not understand the difference or because … Read more

Diagnoses

To my knowledge no chiropractor has ever been held liable for not making a diagnosis when he informed the potential patient/practice member that he did not and would not perform that service. Many have been held responsible for making an incorrect one. It seems to me that the likelihood is greater if you try to … Read more

Words To Remove From Our Chiropractic Vocabulary

Just as we are adding words to our chiropractic vocabulary, words like “educational universal forces” and “foruns.” there are words and phrases that by virtue of our chiropractic understanding, we should be removing from our chiropractic vocabulary and our vocabulary in general especially as we speak from a chiropractic position. I have begun with five of … Read more

Reaching the Therapeutic Chiropractor

There are chiropractors who are not NTOCtors  but know enough about chiropractic to know they are not one. That is sad.  But saddest of all are those who don’t know enough about chiropractic to even know they are not one. They will not become a NTOSCor until they investigate and learn what it is and that … Read more