Fw: [aca-members] Response to Dr. Winterstein's Off Line Post

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Vern Saboe

Re: [aca-members] Response to Dr. Winterstein's Off Line Post

> Just a thought, but there are two problems with terms and regulations:

>

> 1) The subluxation wording denotes an entire philosophy instead of being

> recognized as a condition. Along with the philosophy comes years of

> historical baggage that has not served us well in my opinion. The term

> means too

> many things to too many people, as evidenced by this email string, or any

> email string which discusses the " subluxation " .

>

> 2) Using the word in any regulation is simply short-sighted. Can you

> imagine the medical profession or any other profession linking their

> entire

> identity and scope of practice to a single condition? We have

> self-contained

> this profession by doing so. If we replace the " subluxation " with

> " dysfunction " for use in legislative rules and regs we still have the

> same

> problem. Why would we as a profession codify a singular term to try to

> define who

> and what we are? I sure hope we learn from the past and never repeat

> that

> mistake again. So, why not keep the debate about the term in-house, and

> use very broad language to define our scope.

>

> Example: " Chiropractic is a profession focused on the treatment of human

> conditions. " .....period. That way one could practice as narrow or as

> broad

> as they like.

>

> Why not leave the chiro-specific terms out of legislative and legal

> arenas?

>

> Sincerely,

>

>

> J. Farabaugh, D.C.

> 614-898-0787

> _www.chirocolumbus.com_ (http://www.chirocolumbus.com/)

> _www.farabaughchiropractic.com_ (http://www.farabaughchiropractic.com/)

>

>

>

> In a message dated 9/27/2010 1:36:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

> hfidlerdc@... writes:

>

> I have no problem keeping the term but also think we can expand on it by

> using the term fixation, segmental dysfunction, etc. I have always said

> that

> you cannot see a fixated joint on xray which is why I worked so hard on

> my

> palpation skills iin school and joined and eventually ran the MPI club at

> CCCKC

>

>

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