Medical McCarthyism

Medical McCarthyism By JCS The one person who terrorized the chiropractic profession the most is the infamous Morris Fishbein who actually owned the AMA for 25 years until his termination in 1950. His influence on medicine and medical education was significant, and it...

Media Meddling

Hired Hands Media Meddling By JCS     The impact of Morris Fishbein’s blatant yellow journalism attacking chiropractic set the seed for others to follow in his footsteps to misrepresent the value of manipulative therapy as well as mischaracterize chiropractors....

Managed Care Sickness

Managed Care Sickness by JC Smith, MA, DC  Sometimes I don’t know if it’s better for chiropractors to be in the medical loop or not. On one hand, it’s nice to have access to more patients by being a part of the PPO/HMO system, while on the other hand, working for...

Making Waves

A Chiropractic Proposal for the Governor’s Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation   by JC Smith, MA, DC Representative of the Georgia Chiropractic Association & Smith Spinal Care Center 1103 Russell Parkway Warner Robins, GA 31088     Objective: To lower...

Liberty or Death

Give Me Medical Liberty or Give Me Medical Death  By  JCS Never would I have imagined a presidential inauguration would pique my interest as a chiropractor. As a citizen who favors diversity, I certainly enjoyed President Obama’s second inaugural address, coinciding...