I was reading a Scripture passage this morning which read “My power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor.12:9). Paul (the writer) was saying that when he acknowledges his inability and relies upon God, then and only then is when he is most effective. It occurred to me “how appropriate for us chiropractors.” We all, … Read more
Absolutes are the foundation of any moral code or philosophy- Ravi Zacharias. Chiropractic is built upon absolutes. We call them the 33 principles. They include innate and universal intelligence. The idea that vertebral subluxation always causes the body to work at less than 100% is also an absolute.
It’s not such a bad thing, conforming people to a national average. The bad thing is thinking and calling that normal. When it rises to the level of forcing it upon a people, that is evil.
Innate intelligence (which we sometimes ignorantly refer to as “nature”) needs no help, just no interference.
Wes Trout of Northumberland, Pennsylvania was a quiet, unassuming gentleman who loved chiropractic. Usually, men who start practice building/motivational seminars are charismatic, gregarious people who tend to attract multitudes of loyal followers. That was not Wes. What came through clearly about him, however, was his love for chiropractic and his desire to see chiropractors have … Read more
We are beginning a monthly series on great chiropractors who, unfortunately, have been overshadowed because of our preoccupation with the Founder and Developer. These men and women have made great contributions to chiropractic, perhaps not as apparent as DD and BJ, but nevertheless important. We will include “the greats” that I know of and perhaps … Read more
In the coming year 93% of the American public will visit a McDonalds; less than 10% will visit a chiropractor. Either chiropractors need a better marketing program or the American public needs to take more interest in their health. Or both.
If muscles do not pull the bones out of place, and they don’t according to a good deal of recent research, then they do not cause a subluxation, therefore: -they likely are a guarding mechanism, something the innate intelligence of the body is using to stabilize the spine and prevent further trauma and insult. -in … Read more
Every therapeutic procedure has harmful side-effects, whether physical, chemical or psychological in nature, even those that are life-preserving. Since they are not being done by the innate intelligence of the body, the side-effects may be relative, perhaps undemonstrable, often imperceptible (why the practice of medicine is so popular), and open to conjecture.
Philosophical rationalism maintains that reason alone is the basis for the determination of truth. (Descarte and Spinoza). Chiropractic on the other hand acknowledges the understanding of truth by two (perhaps three) means; rationalism and empiricism and perhaps faith( the Major Premise).