In a previous blog article we looked at the evidence surrounding distance running and its effects upon the human frame. Proponents of running look to anthropology for clues as to why human beings are just so good at this form of locomotion. One such supporter is the author Christopher McDougall, who wrote the best-selling book “Born to Run”. Christopher recently appeared at the TED Conference and shared his insights in a compelling 15 minute talk.

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Tags: running

As chiropractors we naturally possess confidence in the effectiveness of a spinal adjustment. Indeed, with an understanding of the neurological underpinnings of our art it is neither surprising nor unjustified that we look for scientific data to support our observations and theories. But as we dig beneath the surface of human physiology we come up against evidence that shows that our clinical successes might have just as much to do with the patient as they do with us.

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Tags: expectation, placebo, practice management, adjustment

“The world we have made as a result of the level of thinking we have done thus far creates problems we cannot solve at the same level of thinking at which we created them.” - Albert Einstein

It is probably somewhat obvious to state that the chiropractic profession faces some challenges. Some of these have been imposed upon us from the outside - but others come from within.

Interestingly, many of the excesses of our profession arise out of a single, treatable problem - a lack of clinical certainty. Not only that, but the day-to-day issues faced by so many chiropractors have their genesis here also...

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Tags: practice management