The Council on Chiropractic Education and the rest of the cabal’s intent is to enslave the minds and the practices of the chiropractic profession. Objective/non-therapeutic chiropractic is a system that creates freedom and independence. People should be free to diagnose and treat disease if they so desire but not be required or taught that they … Read more
There is no easy answer to getting our message out to the world at large and having it accepted. Forty-five years of trying to do it enabled me to build a large, and by most standards, successful practice but I did not even budge the mountain I was trying to move. Not one hospital or … Read more
Sometime back, President Obama and Vladimir Putin got into a discussion over what is “American exceptionalism.” American exceptionalism has always been not what we the people can and cannot do, but rather what the government can and cannot do. No other country has limited the rights of government and delegated all other rights to the … Read more
In chiropractic you will never be effective if you care what the masses think or care whether they care what you think. Recently, in conversation, a chiropractor tried to impress me with his “philosophy of chiropractic” indicating that it was evaluated and accepted by hundreds of researchers, scientists, academicians and philosophers. My response was “so … Read more
I am reminded of the story of one of Napoleon’s generals named Blucher, complaining to the king that no one would play cards with him. The king said “but general, everyone says that you cheat when you play cards.” To which Blucher replied, “but the game seems to go better when you cheat a little … Read more
It appears we are about to see a great influx of immigrants into this country as our government prepares to open the doors, and perhaps give amnesty to those who are already here illegally. It is quite likely to happen and it presents some great opportunities and challenges to chiropractic. The opportunity lies in the … Read more
Of all the “health care professions” throughout history only a few are still around and enjoy any level of success. All the rest have either been absorbed or eradicated by medicine. Dentistry and podiatry are the two most widely known ones. Both have four things in common: 1. They adhere to their mission and or … Read more
Dr. Thom Gelardi who is responsible directly and indirectly for some of the greatest and most important contributions to modern chiropractic philosophy and practice has given us a term that demands study and analysis. He said recently that the mission of the chiropractic profession is the center of the profession. Whenever Dr. Gelardi speaks, he … Read more
1 week late: If you remember when high jumpers went over the bar feet first, you’re probably a half century old. At the 1968 Olympics Dick Fosbury, an Oregon State University senior, stunned the spectators by leaving the ground and tuning his back to the bar before clearing it and setting an Olympic record. Yet … 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