Scientists & Scalawags

Early Chiropractic Scientists & Scalawags   While most DCs principally work with musculo-skeletal disorders (MSDs), some may treat patients suffering from dysautonomia, there also exists the vitalistic part of chiropractic practice that deals with the immaterial...

Chiropractic Hyperbole

Chiropractic Hyperbole by JC Smith, MA, DC “You know what’s wrong about you people?” asked a skeptical new prospective patient to me just last week. “No, please tell me what’s wrong with ‘us’ people,” I replied, not really wanting to hear his response, but curious...

Chiropractic Epiphany

Chiropractic Epiphany by JC Smith, MA, DC   My latest edition of Sports Illustrated contained an advertisement for a local neurosurgeon touting the “new and improved” benefits of titanium baskets for spinal fusion. This is the second ad of his I’ve seen in SI;...

Chiropractic & Wall Stre

Chiropractic & Wall Street   One reason why chiropractic seems to be ignored by the powers-to-be is because we’re not on Wall Street. Aside from the bias the editors of The Wall Street Journal have previously shown toward chiropractic (the children-being-adjusting...

Cheeseburger Bill

Joe Camel vs. Ronald McDonald By JCS Not only have ineffective medical methods become problematic to the well-being of Americans, so have their personal bad health habits been a source of disease. Aided by political lobbyists and supporters in Congress, bad health...