Matthew F. Funk Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2018 26:24 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-018-0191-1© The Author(s). 2018 Received: 5 December 2017Accepted: 27 April 2018Published: 2 July 2018 Abstract Background The subluxation construct generates debate within and outside the profession. The International Chiropractic Education Collaboration, comprised of 10 chiropractic programs outside of North America, stated they will only teach subluxation […]
Timothy A. MirtzEmail author Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 201725:7 Published: 6 March 2017 Abstract Background The philosophy of chiropractic has been a much debated entity throughout the existence of the chiropractic profession. Much criticism has been passed upon the historical philosophy of chiropractic and propagated by contemporary adherents. To date, a new philosophy has not […]
Anthony L. Rosner, PhD, LLD Journal of Chiropractic Humanities Abstract Objective The purpose of this article is to propose a focused assessment of the identity of chiropractic and its profession, triangulating multiple viewpoints converging upon various aspects and definitions of neurology, manual medicine, and alternative or mainstream medicine. Discussion Over 120 years since its inception, […]
When I read an article in The Atlantic recently with the title: Living Sick and Dying Young in Rich America – Chronic illness is the new first-world problem – it caught my attention. This is the kind of topic we cover on a regular basis here at Health Impact News, but seldom do you read about it […]
Go to… Print This Post Living Sick and Dying Young in Rich America 76 1587 16 3 Health Impact News Editor Comments When I read an article in The Atlantic recently with the title: Living Sick and Dying Young in Rich America – Chronic illness is the new first-world problem – it caught my attention. This is […]
MedPageToday Primary Care Primary Pain Points: ‘Ill to Pill’ Published: Jul 10, 2014 By Sarah Wickline, Staff Writer, MedPage Today “I am frustrated by the healthcare system’s payment model and its ability to value sufficient preventive care,” Payal Bhandari, MD, a primary care physician in private practice at Advanced Health in San Francisco, told MedPage Today in response […]
Science-Based Medicine by Jann Bellamy on February 20, 2014 Almost 10 years ago, a thoughtful article, entitled “Chiropractic as spine care: a model for the profession”, appeared in the journal Chiropractic & Osteopathy. The authors were a group of both academic and practicing chiropractors, as well as representatives from a health insurer specializing in coverage of […]
Results from a randomly sampled survey Marion McGregor, Aaron A Puh, Christine Reinhart, H Stephen Injeyan and David Soave Abstract Background As health care has increased in complexity and health care teams have been offered as a solution, so too is there an increased need for stronger interprofessional collaboration. However the intraprofessional factions that exist […]
Bigland MJ,et al. Spine J. 2013 Oct 28. pii: S1529-9430(13)01460-5. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.08.013. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract BACKGROUND CONTEXT: One theory within chiropractic proposes that vertebral subluxation in the upper cervical region induces spinal cord compression sufficient to alter spinal cord efferent output. We report on the feasibility of three different experimental approaches to test […]
The purpose of this commentary is to discuss potential 5 factors within straight chiropractic philosophy and practice that may prevent Medicare compliance.
NATASHA DEONARAIN, MD, MBA | PHYSICIAN | SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 It’s no secret that America is suffering from a huge crisis in healthcare. As we watch the sun rise on Obamacare, doctors, patients, insurance executives, hospitals, small businesses and legislators alike stand agape. No one seems to have found a simple, logical solution. The solution […]
J Keith Simpson Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2012 20:1 Abstract Chiropractic has endured a turbulent history, marked by tremendous advances in areas such as education and licensing while marred by interprofessional conflict and a poor public image. The prolonged interprofessional conflict was instrumental in shaping the culture of chiropractic. These obstacles have long-since been removed […]
J Can Chiropr Assoc. 1989 Dec; 33(4): 184–186. PMCID: PMC2484547 Joseph C Keating, Jr Abstract Several epistemological fallacies and theological concepts have been implicated as counter-productive to clinical research, since they seemingly provide an alternative to objective study of chiropractic clinical procedures, or propose objectively untestable constructs. Antiscientific bases for chiropractic claims include founding authority, […]