Ah the “Holy Grail” in Chiropractic. It continually shows up in our dialog but takes on different forms. We can trace the roots back to D. D’s insight regarding the first adjustment of T4 to restore Harvey Lillard’s hearing. The application of x-ray plates and the supposition that a vertebral mal-position was the magic subluxation… Continue reading The Truth of the Matter Pt VIII — In Search of the Magic Bullet
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The Truth of the Matter Pt VII — Moving Forward by Going Backward
Dr. Alvah Byers, a pioneer in biofeedback and a research Psychologist, taught me more than he thought I was absorbing. As a Chiropractor, I tend to exercise by jumping to conclusions. After all, that was really my training. As a profession, we do this all the time. Just this morning I had a phone conversation… Continue reading The Truth of the Matter Pt VII — Moving Forward by Going Backward
The Truth of the Matter Pt VI — The Nasty Truth about Prescription Drugs
The AARP news bulletin continues to offer interesting facts about the myths and truths in the health care field. One that received my recent attention is “The 50 Most Prescribed Drugs”1. It starts with this statement by Betsy Towner, “Prescription drugs …. consume more than 10 percent of the nation’s annual health care costs…. Though… Continue reading The Truth of the Matter Pt VI — The Nasty Truth about Prescription Drugs
What’s Stopping You From Growing Your Network? Technique?
I met Dr. Chris Reid a few years back, and I have been more aware of my profession ever since. His dedication to chiropractic philosophy and continuing education can not be mirrored or mocked. Imagine if you were running an extremely successful diversified/heavy-force manual adjusting practice, and you turned the whole thing upside down for… Continue reading What’s Stopping You From Growing Your Network? Technique?
The Whole Poop On Chiropractic
A seven year-old boy was brought by his mom to our clinic this week, several months after she started considering chiropractic care for him to address behavior issues. Her ultimate motivation this week was to solve his longstanding chronic constipation issue. The patient frequently hadn’t moved his bowels for several days at a time, and… Continue reading The Whole Poop On Chiropractic
“Neurologically Based Chiropractic Changed My Life: A Recent Grad’s Perspective”
Welcome Cory St. Denis DC, Co-Founder and Creative Director at the DCTree—with a mission to update the definition of modern Chiropractic, and expand its impact. His vision is to ensure all Chiropractors and Chiropractic students receive cutting edge technique, neuroscience, along with valuable mentorship. A native of Harrison, MI, Cory is a recent graduate. As Doctorate of Chiropractic, he is in private practice in Jay, Maine, at Paradigm Wellness.
Dr. Dennis Perman’s Message of the Week: A Birthday Gift For Chiropractic
September 22, 2014 A Birthday Gift For Chiropractic Dear Doctor: January of 2015 will mark forty years since I first set foot on the campus of the Columbia Institute of Chiropractic, which morphed into my alma mater, the New York Chiropractic College. It seems like only yesterday that my face was flushed with positive expectancy, my… Continue reading Dr. Dennis Perman’s Message of the Week: A Birthday Gift For Chiropractic
The Truth of the Matter pt V — The Lifetime Wellness Patient!
The Lifetime Wellness Patient! While not as allusive as a unicorn the amount of effort, sales energy and just plain misconception that is attached to the “Lifetime Wellness Patient” tends to put them into the same category. There has been practice management programs built around the perfect practice based on patients who become “regular” patients… Continue reading The Truth of the Matter pt V — The Lifetime Wellness Patient!
An Open Letter to the Profession
In the words of Bob Dylan, “Come gather ’round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You’ll be drenched to the bone. If your time to you Is worth savin’ Then you better start swimmin’ Or you’ll sink like a stone For the times… Continue reading An Open Letter to the Profession
The Truth of the Matter Pt IV– The Neurodynamics of Change
The Neurodynamics of Change While the sky may not be falling, the world most certainly is shifting. The North Pole is now hundreds of miles away from the area I was taught in school. In my lifetime weather patterns are changing which in turn is changing the fauna. Birch trees in northern Canada are 200… Continue reading The Truth of the Matter Pt IV– The Neurodynamics of Change