Bird’s Eye View

February 25, 2014   Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA President and Chief Executive Officer The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation   RE: My View of Your Bird’s Eye View   Dear Dr. Risa: I read with great interest your hopeful message, Building a Culture of Health. I found it...

We’ve Got Your Back

“We’ve Got Your Back” Back pain will strike up to 90% of adults sometime in their lives. The latest research now saysif you’re a victim of a back attack,see your chiropractor before medical care of drugs, shots, and surgery. Just Say NO to Drugs, Shots &  Spine...

Back Surgery: Pitfall

Back Surgery: Modern Medical Pitfall  “Anyone who has a back surgery without seeing a chiropractor first should also have his head examined.” —Dr. Robert Mendelsohn, Confessions of a Medical Heretic   QUALITY HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA IS A PARADOX: while many...

Pushing Over the Point

Pushing Over the Point “With all due respect, sir, I believe this is gonna be our finest hour,” said Gene Kranz, NASA Mission Commander, during the near disaster of the Apollo 13 ordeal with the possibility of losing three astronauts adrift in outer space or death...

Back Surg. Part 4

Back Surgery: Too Many, Too Costly, Too ineffective, Part 4 By J.C. Smith, MA, DC Treatment of Choice The truth is now emerging. There is now broad agreement internationally that surgery should not generally be considered until there has been a trial of conservative...