The 33 Principles of Chiropractic are chiropractic’s core foundational philosophical tenants which were published by Ralph W. Stephenson, D.C. in his 1927 text, The Chiropractic Textbook. These principles are considered by many experts in the field to be essential for success in practice and to truly understand what chiropractic is and how to apply it. […]
By: Simon A. Senzon (simon@institutechiro.com) The neuroskeleton is a unique chiropractic model developed by DD Palmer. In 1995, Gaucher, Wiese, and Donahue acknowledged that Palmer was one of chiropractic’s greatest theorists and yet the profession has never made use of his concept of the neuroskeleton as a regulator of tension and of the subluxation as “a […]
Bill Decken, DC, FCSC, DPhCS Ask a non-philosopher, “What do philosophers discuss?” and a likely answer will be, “The meaning of life.” Ask the same question of a philosopher and you will rarely get this answer. In the philosophical community there appears to be a disinterest in this question and it is likely due to […]
James Peck, DC, ACP Science is wonderful and it is impossible to imagine our lives without advances such as harnessing fire and electricity, developing indoor plumbing, and the communications and transportation inventions that have truly made this a global community. Science also dispels fear. There was a time when eclipses would cause natives to sacrifice […]
by Judy Nutz Campanale, DC, ACP, FCSC (hon) Ryleigh, a precocious, 4-yr-old little girl who started coming to our office with her grandmother before she could even walk, was well aware of the drawer at our front desk that is loaded with stickers, lollipops, and other goodies for our chiro kids after their visits. It […]
Terry J Van Dervort, DC, ACP, DPhCS In the June 12, 2015 New York Times article “Organic Farmers Object to Whole Foods Rating System,” Stephanie Storm writes, “Like a whale and the myriad barnacles clinging to its sides, Whole Foods Market and organic farmers have long had a symbiotic relationship.” Her description of Whole Foods […]
By Felicia Stewart, D.C. It is often discussed, in chiropractic circles, whether or not chiropractic should be defined only by what it is, or if it should also include in any definition those things which it is not. For example, do we say that chiropractic is the location, analysis and correction of vertebral subluxation for […]
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