Regarding the practice of chiropractic, there are some who are telling us that "...what is in the statute is extremely limiting."

If that is the perspective you wish to look at it then the results of the various court judgments are the results you would expect.

I see the term "condition" in a broader sense.

At this point in the history of mankind, we have been conditioned to abhor symptoms of any kind. Headaches, sneezing, coughing, colds, allergies, pain, infections, hypertension, etc., are no longer tolerated as a part of the process of living. Rather than look into the mechanisms that may be causing these symptoms, we are reaching for the medicine that will suppress them. In so doing, we may feel better, but we now have no motive to look at causes and correct for the issues that may be impairing our health, thus increasing our "need" for more medications over time.

Without  the "gold standard" double blind, placebo controlled study there can be no FDA approval of a new drug. So let's look at this approval process more closely.

In years gone by, many children were afflicted with polio, measles, mumps, Rubella, influenza, small pox, diphtheria, whooping cough and others. Of course, the majority of these children recovered without incident (other than polio, which caused permanent nerve damage most of the time), but there were some children who had serious sequelae and even some who died from these diseases. Modern science discovered a way to confer immunity on these children so that they would never become afflicted with these diseases, and for the most part, it has been successful. The question is, at what price?"

Myth #4 - Medications improve health. We are, in this country, the most heavily medicated society on the planet. People are taking medications to control the symptoms of countless diseases.  Many elderly patients take upward of 10 prescription medications regularly as well as a few over-the-counter ones.

If you ask the average senior how they are feeling, most will say that they feel awful in spite of their medications. How could this be? If the medications are supposedly 'keeping them healthy,' how come they feel so bad?

Myth #3- Genetically coded diseases are unavoidable. ... We now believe, through scientific technology, that many diseases are inherited. Genes for specific diseases have been recognized via gene mapping.

"Let's take a closer look at this issue. If having a gene for any illness condemns you to having that disease, then why are you not born with the disease you are coded to have? Why isn't every person who carries a gene for disease suffering at all times from that disease? The answer is that all genes do not express themselves at all times and many never do."

Myth #2 - Inflammation is bad. Ask any medical doctor what to do about inflammation and the answer will be a uniform, "Take an anti-inflammatory." While it is true that taking medication to suppress inflammation can certainly lead to increased comfort, should we be doing that in the first place?

Is inflammation bad?

Myth #1- Technology has improved healthcare. Advances in medical technology now enable us to look inside the human body with relative ease and with great detail. Our surgical tools allow us to operate on all parts of the body with a minimum of trauma and blood loss. Technology has, in fact, improved our health. Or has it?"

Volume I of the Texas Journal of Medicine reports in in July 1905 notes: "The basis for union is a scientific medical education in the fundamental branches of the healing art. The medicine of the present rests upon accurate knowledge of the human body in health and disease, and the demonstrable action of therapeutic remedies. In this theory has no place. Every man who possesses this knowledge should be eligible to practice and to be called a physician; none other should. As to how he practices thereafter is a matter of his choice. If he varies too much from established principles, the courts are open for prosecution for malpractice."

To paraphrase this same Journal, it also notes that this Journal is owned and controlled by the chiropractic profession. The use each member makes of it will determine its value and usefulness. The support of every Texas chiropractic physician is solicited. District secretaries should report to the editor other than routine matter, such as deaths, resolutions, new plans for programs, elections of officers, ethical problems, work of committees on legislation, and matters pertaining to public health.

We call upon you to share your "other than routine matter" so that we may share it with the profession.

A Paper written by Scott Haldeman, D.C., M.D., PhD. presenting excerpts from his "Keynote Presentation at the International Conference on Spinal Manipulation" effectively outlines the scientific and theoretical evolution associated with the chiropractic profession.  These are but  excerpts of a longer article reporting information of importance to the profession. Readers are encouraged to review the article in its entirety at Chiro.org HERE .

"There has been dramatic change in thought process both from a clinical and from a scientific point of view over the past 100 years. In the early years of chiropractic, practice drove theory ..."

"During the “middle ages” of chiropractic, theory drove science."

"Today we are starting to enter the era where science is driving theory. ... At the same time, clinical research is beginning to drive practice. What we are allowed to do in practice and what we will be permitted to do in practice in the future will be dependent upon what we can prove to be effective."

"It must be realized that scientific research is forming the basis of the theories that direct further research and which therefore direct clinical practice. ... It is no longer credible for anyone to state that “there is no scientific basis for spinal manipulation or the chiropractic adjustment ...."

"The primary factor that will determine the speed that is likely to occur is the commitment by the chiropractic profession in the research process. This requires that individual chiropractors become more involved by reading the scientific journals and attending meetings where the results of research are presented. Research, however, is dependent on financial support. ... It is therefore essential that chiropractors financially support institutions that fund research."