Yesterday, I overheard two Parker interns getting into a discussion about their philosophy on “treating patients.”
One said that he’s not one of these people who believes people will get better from an adjustment. The other intern concurred.
I interjected that I agreed as well, that you have to know exactly where to adjust and you have to know how to do it correctly.
He backtracked and said he agreed with that, just that he thinks there’s more to helping people than just an adjustment. He said he’s one of those people that likes to understand a disease process and figure out how to treat that particular condition.
The other intern added “That’s what being a doctor is all about.”
Absolutely. That’s what being a MEDICAL doctor is all about. That is not what being a chiropractor is all about.
Once again, chiropractic is all about removing interference to the nervous system so that the body can properly function at 100%. It is about getting to the real cause of dis-ease, a vertebral subluxation.
It is not about “treating disease.” That is the chiropractic school / CCE / ACA / insurance industry myth. That is called the allopathic approach, and you can hardly mistake it for chiropractic.
I don’t gamble, but I would bet that at least 90% of people have or at one time had an upper cervical subluxation, meaning they have / had a misalignment of C1 or C2 and it caused some kind of nervous system interference that prevented their body from functioning at 100%.
How can I be so confident? Because many chiropractors aren’t even addressing the upper cervical spine.
I’ve taken care of patients for other interns while they were away. Each and every single time, I would look to see what they did in the past, and the highest level addressed in the spine was C4 or C5.
My brother told me he went to a chiropractor out in the Phoenix area recently that gave him the best adjustment he’s ever had. I asked what he did. My brother said this chiropractor adjusted everything. He adjusted his spine, his extremities, even his wrist in 4 places. I asked if this guy addressed his upper cervical spine and my brother said no.
Adjusting extremities and all that other stuff is fine, but what about the upper cervical spine? Why not check it?
C1 and C2 have no disc between them. That means the majority of spinal rotation comes from these two bones. Because of this, the upper cervical area is the most prone to injury out of any area in the spine. IT NEEDS TO BE CHECKED ON A REGULAR BASIS.
I think many chiropractors would really see an increase in the success of their patients if they actually took the time to address this area of the spine specifically, instead of trying to treat the disease process.
Why not? If you are going to address the whole spine, then address the whole spine, C1 and C2 included.
Isn’t that what a doctor would do?
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AWESOME POST! Good for chiros and patients. I loved this: “Absolutely. That’s what being a MEDICAL doctor is all about. That is not what being a chiropractor is all about.” You explained your point very well.
Like I said, my blood was boiling when I heard that conversation. Instead of saying something I shouldn’t, I just took it out on the keyboard.
On the bright side, their conversation provided some good fodder for your blog, which in turn, gave readers like me a good laugh
You don’t have to let them get to you. They won’t be a practicing chiropractor in 5 years anyway. Chiropractic has one unique thing to offer, correction of the vertebral subluxation, and that can only occur in the upper cervical region. It’s the correction of the real subluxation that gives the biggest bang for the buck. Most other types of chiropractic are not that efficient. It’s best to give the patient some exercises which the physical therapy profession can do. The insurance companies and the medical profession have realized that they can do without spinal manipulation from chiropractors.
BEAUTIFUL Dr Harshe!!!