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Science & Medicine magazine |
| The prestigious “Science & Medicine”magazine published its first chiropractic article in the September / October 1999 issue. The article, written by Tedd Koren, D.C., was published in a series of articles the magazine called, Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The article itself covers a variety of issues in chiropractic from the history of chiropractic to the understanding of subluxation. One of the more notable areas of the article was a portion that listed three of the “vitalistic” views held by chiropractors. These were listed as:
Perhaps one of the best portions of the article was when Dr. Koren listed the many types of problems people come to chiropractors for. After reciting this long list he summed the care up by saying, “It must be remembered that the purpose of the spinal adjustment is correction of the Vertebral Subluxation Complex, not the treatment of these various disorders.” Dr. Koren concludes by quoting the founder of chiropractic, Dr. D.D. Palmer, “Pressure on nerves causes irritation and tension with deranged functions as a result. Why not release the pressure? Why not adjust causes instead of treating effects? Why not?” |
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| In the February 14, 1999 issue of Parade magazine appeared a small feature article about chiropractic. The article written by Michael O'Shea, founder and chairman of Sports Training Institute, appeared under the Better Fitness column in the magazine. In this article Mr. O'Shea starts off by saying, "A chiropractor focuses on the spinal column and its relation to the nervous, muscular, and circulatory systems and their combined effect on overall health. This article clearly defines that differences exist between Doctors of Chiropractic and Medical Doctors, stating that "Chiropractors rely neither on drugs nor surgery." The author goes on to note that presently more than 55,000 chiropractors practice in the United States in addition to the growing number of chiropractors practicing internationally. He points out that Doctors of Chiropractic complete a minimum of six years of college training in such subjects as anatomy and physiology as well as be licensed in all states they wish to practice. O'Shea then goes on to give a personal testimonial of how his neck problems were helped by chiropractic. The article was a nice reminder that the popular press is beginning to realize what chiropractic patients have known for over 100 years, CHIROPRCTIC WORKS! |
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| Articles have been printed on the issues listed as "Principles and Laws of Healing" and the "Wisdom of the Body". These articles are being written by medical professionals. These two articles were written by Michael Loes, MD and Dr. Zajicek respectively, and printed in the "American Journal of Pain Management" and "Medical Hypothesis", again respectively. The language of these two articles sounds familiar to chiropractors. For example Loes states in his Principles, "Life (the vital force) is God-given but not necessarily God-maintained; free choice exists. Build vital force and health ensues." He also states, "The Body will make every effort to preserve homeostasis and avoid stasis. Rid stasis and healing happens." On the other hand, Dr Zajicek in his article states, "Modern medicine still fails to explain processes that operate in self-healing diseases. We may thus distinguish between two kinds of processes that operate in the body: explained and unexplained. The latter operate in self-healing diseases, and are either ignored by medicine or called placebos. The unexplained processes in physiology were defined by Starling and Cannon as Wisdom of the Body. The Wisdom of the Body is an attribute of live organisms. It directs growing plants toward sunshine, guides amebas away from noxious agents, and determines the behavior of higher animals. It is essential for individual survival and was molded by natural selection. During evolution the Wisdom of the Body encountered all diseases, knows how to heal itself, and anticipates all diseases. The main task of the Wisdom of the Body is to maintain health, and improve its quality. It controls processes in the body so as to make them healthier. The Wisdom of the Body has its own language and should be considered when examining patients." Well said for a non-chiropractor! But to look back we can see that the founder of chiropractic, DD Palmer may have said it best when he said, "That which I named Innate is a segment of that Intelligence which fills the Universe. This portion of the whole never sleeps, nor tires, recognizes neither darkness nor distance, is not subject to material laws, bodily wants are not essential, substantial conditions are not needed for its existence. It continues to care for and direct the organic functions of the body as long as the soul holds the body and spirit together." It is nice to know that the rest of the health care world is finally starting to understand the principles and philosophy that chiropractic has been based on for 100 years. |
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