Adapatation is of prime importance in chiropractic. The purpose of this profession is to enable the innate intelligence of the body to be expressed more fully by removing nerve interference at the vertebral level. The most obvious sign of that expression of intelligence through matter (life) is adaptation. Clearly, the body can also adapt better … Read more
You cannot substitute one component of health for another. In fact, in trying to do that, the substitution can actually do more harm that good. Common sense says you cannot eat more to make up for a lack of execise. It will do more harm than good. You cannot increase your exercise program instead of … Read more
Medical informed consent is explaining to the patient the potential side effects of a perfectly performed medical procedure or a properly administered drug. Chiropractic informed consent is explaining to the practice member the side effects of a properly administerd chiropractic adjustment. Very simply…there are none.
…if chiropractors put as much information and time onto the internet discussing chiropractic as they do talking about vaccination and nutrition, perhaps people could figure those issues out for themselves.
If we try to explain to MDs or even the general public what we do in the framewok of the medical paradigm (egs. get some sick people well by adjustments, or treat certain musculoskeletal problems), some will accept us for that. But we still have not impacted their paradigm. We have just allowed them to … Read more
Many people will intentionally stop their thought processes rather than go on because going on necessitates shifting from empiricism to reason or even to faith and they are not comfortable with that. They have no desire to think outside their comfort zone. So they just never give a new concept or subject “further thought.” Our … Read more
Even though the difference between the effects of being subluxated and being unsubluxated cannot be measured, there remains an important difference. We must ask ourselves if that difference is significant. Frankly, we do not know. But do you want people to ignore having their subluxations corrected with the possibility that it is, in fact, significant?
The body is only material, flesh and blood. If it healed itself, you could cut the finger on a corpse and it would heal. It is the innate intelligence of the body, the non-material principle of life that does the healing. Are we making that distinction to our practice members and the people that we … Read more
Here is a free 50 min talk given by Dr. Joe Strauss in the 90’s. The presentation addresses the need to put aside our political battles and concentrate on getting the message out. https://chiropracticoutsidethebox.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Freedownload01.mp3
The philosophy of chiropractic does not come naturally. It must be taught. Why do we think that the practice of non-therapeutic, straight chiropractic and its approach to case management will come naturally? It must be taught also. Dr. Joe Strauss’ classic book, Case Management for Straight Chiropractors is now available as a downloadable ebook. It … Read more