(Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from an interview I did with Dr. Arno Burnier.)
Dr. Brandon Harshe: How long have you been in practice and what has it been like? What was the most significant experience you can remember in your practice?
Dr. Arno Burnier: “I practiced full time for 20 years. It was a blast, fun and a life party every day. The office was full with babies, children, families and young people. It was a true proactive wellness practice. Of course many people first entered with problems, like in most Chiropractic practices.
Yet as a result of education and sharing the principles of Chiropractic, people would evolve into proactive care. They would come in for the possibility of what can happen when they get adjusted regularly. We use trust and only trust as a motivator. I personally rejected the concept of spinal degeneration and scaring people to have them submit under care.
Of course I saw great outcome and many miracles like most Chiropractors in practice. Yet my most memorable experience came from a man nicknamed ‘Chick.’ He came in at noon on a Wednesday, without any appointment. He was in severe pain. There was no speaking to him as the pain was so intense that he was not available to listen. I adjusted his occiput and he broke down crying like a baby.
I later found out that my office was his last stop before committing suicide. He has passed my office countless times because we were on main street. He had seen the crowd in the waiting room and at the talks. He did not know anything about Chiropractic, had never gone to one. Something attracted him there as a last resort place to come to.
As it turned out he was a Vietnam Vet involved in the Mi Lai massacre. He could not live with himself any longer for having killed innocent babies, children and women.
He still communicates with me regularly even though I left Yardley, PA 15 years ago to live in Colorado. Chiropractic saved his life.
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Hey Brandon thats Stew Bittman adjusting in Panama in that pic If Im not mistaken
I got that picture from Planet Chiropractic. Thanks for letting me know who that is Peter.
Great posting Brandon!