Blog Archives
What is Chiro Trust (.org)
Chiro-Trust appears to be a new organization soliciting a pledge from chiropractors that they will not practice any “long term therapies”. Simultaneously, the lead spokesperson for the group’s Linkedin page advertises the concept of attracting and creating “lifetime” chiropractic patients. Chiro-Trust. org was recently taken over by a California chiropractor who has been involved in…
Can a chiropractor help with / treat Autoimmune Disease (AD)?
As to Autoimmune Disease (AD), because a chiropractor is a physician/doctor, they can certainly work on or around an autoimmune disease issue. Autoimmune disease is in the Chiropractor’s training, they can recognize them, diagnose them, and even build treatment plans around them. Autoimmune diseases have many manifestations, and typically cross different specialties, such as rheumatology,…
What is Diversified Technique?
Diversified Technique (DT) or simply “Diversified” is considered the most commonly used manipulative technique by chiropractors.[1] We have heard it considered a core technique. Like many chiropractic and osteopathic manipulative techniques, Diversified is characterized by a high-velocity low-amplitude thrust. Diversified is often described as the most general chiropractic manipulative technique and is differentiated from other…
What is Cranio-Sacral / Craniosacral technique?
Originally conceived by an Osteopath, Craniosacral Technique has been applied within Chiropractic treatment plans, complements chiropractic manipulative therapies and has significant implications when added to Wellness Plans. The technique involves manipulating the cerebro-spinal fluid flows by gently shifting the spinal and skull structures from the vertex of the head to the tip of the sacrum.…
“I am Worse” – what does that mean”
First of all, we want to make sure we are distinguishing between “worse” and “still” or even “again”. We also have to define whether you simply continued to get worse, or your complaint abated but then resumed. In 19 years of practice, talking deeply with my patients, we determined that many people, if they still…
CAN CHIROPRACTORS BE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS?
Again, see the discussion as to how the title of physician varies based on both federal law and state definition. Also, consider the reality that Primary Care Physician, or “PCP” is often an “insurance term” and the usage of that title is then defined by your particular insurance company. This is currently under heated debate…
Are chiropractors “doctors”?
Chiropractors are doctors, and this is inherent in our postgraduate degree designation “Doctor of chiropractic”. Chiropractors are not “medical doctors” or “doctors of osteopathy” – we are “doctors of chiropractic”. Without belaboring the issue here, I will tell you that the number of hours spent at chiropractic college, and the material studied, including the laboratories,…
WHY DO I NEED A DIAGNOSIS? WHAT IS A DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS?
Every treatment provided to every patient should correspond to a diagnosis. Technically, even “wellness” is a diagnosis. Getting adjusted “just because it feels good”, is perhaps a reasonable (but uninformed) motivation by a patient, however it is completely invalid for a provider. Delivering a chiropractic adjustment “just because a patient asks you too”, would probably…
WHAT IS A HEALTHY TREATMENT PLAN?
The treatment plan can sound really good, and it can contain good components, but sometimes it is lacking in something such as a way to measure progress, or a limitation of time, after which the plan must be reevaluated. The treatment plan should be specific to a diagnosis, not specific to “maintaining wellness”; a wellness…
CAN I TELL IF A CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE IS HEALTHY?
Yes, there are definitely healthy chiropractic practices and “less healthy” practices. We are not talking about the number of patients per day or the income of the doctor; actually, there are other measures. See the chapter “Signs of Good Chiropractic”