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Staying The Course

It is appropriate to consider the direction our profession should take in the 21st century. Sociologist Walter Wardwell suggests that chiropractic become a “limited medical specialty” such as dentistry, optometry or podiatry, which does not challenge the theoretical...

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Examining Exams – Are They Reliable?

Examining Exams – Are They Reliable? chiropractor. After being warned that chiropractors “crack your bones,” fear of iatrogenic fractures made this no small feat. Thankfully, I knew several apparently rational and ambulatory individuals who emerged from chiropractic...

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Tone, Tensegrity and Chiropractic

Tone, Tensegrity and Chiropractic The Chronicle of Chiropractic D.D. Palmer, wrote extensively about the concept of tone. According to Palmer: "Life is the expression of tone. In that sentence is the basic principle of Chiropractic. Tone is the normal degree of nerve...

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The Faulty Premise of Membership Numbers

The Faulty Premise of Membership Numbers The Chronicle of Chiropractic In regards to the accreditation crisis, it has occurred to me that the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE), and seemingly everyone else, is operating under the false premises that only...

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Post Wilk: Is Our Future Secure?

Post Wilk: Is Our Future Secure? The Chronicle of Chiropractic In its 11-and-a-half decades of existence, the chiropractic profession has faced formidable challenges. From the jailing of founder D.D. Palmer to the vicious attacks by the AMA, only the resolve of...

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Four Dimensional Model of Subluxation

Four Dimensional Model of Subluxation The Chronicle of Chiropractic Vertebral subluxation represents the heart and soul of chiropractic, yet to many chiropractors, it remains a clinical conundrum. I believe that the controversy and confusion surrounding the...

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Drugs, Chiropractic and Boiled Frogs

Drugs, Chiropractic and Boiled Frogs The Chronicle of Chiropractic There is general agreement throughout chiropractic that we are a drugless profession. The Association of Chiropractic Colleges Paradigm, adopted by most major chiropractic organizations including the...

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