'neurocentrism'

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Dr. :

You certainly have a way with words. I agree with the general thrust of

your response to the 'millions killed by deranged chiropractor'

headlines....

And I'd like to believe 'OUR philosophy is better than THEIR

philosophy'....but as one of them chiropractors who simultaneously holds

the notions of

-Vitalism

-Naturalism

-(W)Holisim

-Conservatism

-as well as the attempt to satisfy those 'critical rationalists' among us, I

have accumulated precious little actual objective evidence that demonstrates

that to be true....a heretical comment I realize....yet, show me

the problem is simply not whether we use orthotics or neutraceuticals

(whatever they are promoted as today) in the face of whatever latent

opposition or hostility may eminate from whichever profession claiming

such professional turf....

The Large Issue remains those perceptions, that whoever is doing it,

'chiropractic manipulation' is dangerous and/or foolhardy....

I believe each instance of this reported (and we've all seen how

accurate THAT can be)....that which remains in the public eye for far

too long, is a tainted view of CHIROPRACTIC....

And I agree attempting to stifle others from doing whatever it is, would

be an ineffective waste of time and effort, as well as beside the

point, of concern for proper patient care.

Too often the 'MY dogma is better that YOUR dogma' train of

technique-junkie thoughts, which results in internecine warfare that

weakens and distracts OUR members from best attending their patients by

whichever method....

and thereby, we continue to diminish our profession, our selves, and our

patients.

I believe we should find a way to insist such performance, NOT be

inappropriately labeled a 'chiropractic' manuever. Call it what it

is.....unskilled assault by the untrained on the unwitting victim who

has at least a modicum of confidence in such a proposal, that has been

in fact demonstrated by countless millions of adjustments performed by

licensed and trained chiropractors, at great cost, effort and opposition

by those very enclaves which, according to the article recently posted

by Dr. Simpson, are poorly trained MDs, DOs or lay people. Eliminating

this confusion, at the least, would do wonders for the professionl.....

But alas, this effort will have as much effect as the 'US Postal

Chiropractic Stamp' movement of so many decades past....

J. Pedersen DC