Dogma vs. Principle

12/01/21 • 28 min

There is a weakness in only depending on the dogma of chiropractic that can actually interfere with your ability to embrace the philosophy of chiropractic. Philosophy can offer strength, while dogma leads to weakness.

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Stop Treating

Many chiropractors and chiropractic students have drifted into the treatment mode in their practices. This means doing a much as possible to treat the various conditions and problems that people come to us with. Chiropractic has traditionally been a non-treatment based healthcare system that deals with correction of nerve interference, called subluxation, to allow the body to heal itself. Dr. Bob discusses the pitfalls of falling into a treatment-based practice.

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Are X-rays Dying in Chiropractic?

More young doctors are opening offices without x-rays. Only of few of these are because they utilize a technique that does not use x-ray in their analysis. Most are skipping x-rays due to a business model, or a lack of training during school. We rant on this issue in this episode and talk about the issues that can arise from not using x-rays in chiropractic.