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Philosophy

Chiropractic is Much More Than Back Pain and Neck Pain

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

When the average person thinks about Chiropractic, chances are they don’t understand what Chiropractic really is. Who can blame them? The Chiropractic profession has done a bad job of explaining itself to the public. For decades it was the doormat of the AMA, subject to constant persecution and ridicule. Most of the stigma from that [...]

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Going Down a Very Dangerous Rabbit Hole

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

The following is an answer by Dr. Drew Hall to a question I asked him in an interview last year. Dr. Brandon Harshe: Except for a select few, most chiropractic colleges do not expose their students to Upper Cervical Chiropractic. Yet they drive home the idea of using modalities and functional assessment protocols to “treat” [...]

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The Vertebral Subluxation Extinct in UK… Where Next?

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

It is no surprise that the vertebral subluxation has not been proven by a double-blind, randomized controlled study, nor do I think it ever will be. Then again, most of modern medical procedures haven’t been proven either. In this day and age of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM), I’m not convinced much of what IS out [...]

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Curing, Healing, Sun Rising, and Sun Setting

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

The following is an excerpt from The Science of Chiropractic by B.J. Palmer, the developer of Chiropractic. Enjoy! “TO CURE OR HEAL” The public mind, in connection with Chiropractic, wrongfully use the Allopathic sign boards, “cure” and “heal.” It is difficult to break away from the use of words which we have used all our [...]

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Quotes From Old School Chiropractic Big Shots

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

B.J. Palmer: “We get sick because of something inside going wrong! We get well because of something inside going right! Innate Intelligence (nature, spirit, subconscious or unconscious mind or other name given this internal power within us) is what cures and heals. Innate intelligence is never sick, never depleted and is always full to capacity [...]

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Is Our Family Different Or Are We What Normal Should Be?

by January Harshe

Why are we different? I feel I get more and more away from mainstream everyday. I think the next step is to grow dreads and stop wearing a bra (I wish… I would never get away with that). Well, I guess the answer is because my life was led to Chiropractic and I accepted it. [...]

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B.J. Palmer: Small Things Are Large

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

I thought it would be nice to add a little chiropractic philosophy to everyone’s day by posting some words from the man himself, B.J. Palmer. This is a section of Chapter 1 in Volume XVIII, otherwise known as The Subluxation Specific-The Adjustment Specific. “A slip on the sidewalk, in winter, is a SMALL thing. It [...]

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Straight From the Lion’s Mouth: The Real Difference Between Chiropractic and Medicine

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

(Editor’s note: This was written by Dr. Kevin Donka in his weekly newsletter ChiroThots.) We have all seen the video footage of a mother lion carrying her cub in her mouth. This is necessary when the cub is first born because it is very fragile and incapable of surviving on its own. A mother lion [...]

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Modern Medicine Always Knows Best

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

Currently, I’m reading the book Linchpin by Seth Godin, expert marketer and CEO of Squidoo. The premise of the book is that we all have the capability to be a linchpin, a metaphor for an integral piece of an organization or society, as opposed to a replaceable cog, such as your standard factory or cubicle [...]

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Chiropractors Will Improve the World’s Output

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

More B.J. Palmer from Volume I – The Science of Chiropractic. Enjoy! “The person who takes a doctor’s dope without knowing what it is, what the doctor expects, if to do, why it will do it, what it is taken for, and what food or drink is incompatible with it, is a chump.” “The world [...]

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