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Chiropractic School Section Focused on Education

This section will be dedicated to topics that involve the discussion of chiropractic schools, primarily in the United States. Several students from around the globe have offered to provide information related to their schools. I appreciate their input so that we can get information about chiropractic school in in places such as South Africa, New

Read More »

Chiropractic Salaries added to this Blog

I have been receiving several emails per day regarding chiropractic salaries, jobs, practice methods, school requirements, and all sorts of related (and unrelated) stuff. After a few months of e-mailing back and forth with people I’ve decided to create at least two sections in this blog area that will be dedicated to posing questions, answering

Read More »

Things are going to be happening here (really!)

OK, so things have been slow. Not for me, but on these pages. Things are coming online soon, I promise. Some cool features here involve the use of RSS. You can use Internet Explorer 7.0 and click on any of the RSS links or click “subscribe” at the top of this page (on your browser

Read More »

What we will be doing here

The original thought behind creating blog pages for Planet Chiropractic was to develop a place where we could discuss topics that did not belong on our chiropractic news pages. As the blog section develops we’ll be getting into more topics here. The first two section we’ll be focused on involve chiropractic schools and chiropractor salaries.

Read More »

Still a Work in Progress

If you are here, apologies for the mess. We are just playing around and trying out some new features on WordPress. When it’s ready we’ll turn the lights on. 🙂

Read More »

Chiropractic Jobs & Employment

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. This is a continuation of my post on Advice about Chiropractic Schools Chiropractic Employment BLS: Chiropractors held about 53,000 jobs in 2004. Approximately 58 percent of chiropractors are self-employed. Most chiropractors are in solo practice, although some are in group practice or work for other chiropractors. A small number teach, conduct research

Read More »

Advice about Chiropractic Schools

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. For nearly twelve years I have been answering questions from persons interested in more information regarding chiropractic and chiropractor schooling requirements. I am not offering advice on which schools to attend, not in this article. I have not been paid by any 3rd party for any of the content I am

Read More »

What it's like to be a chiropractor in Los Angeles

By Los Angeles Chiropractor, Michael Dorausch, D.C. Chiropractic is practiced throughout the United States and every city, town and community offers a unique chiropractors story. Being a chiropractor in Los Angeles is no exception, and many stories could be told about being a DC in LA. With Los Angeles being a major metropolitan area, we

Read More »

Chiropractic Products and Jim Sigafoose Talk

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Once upon a time there was nearly nothing available on CD in the world of Chiropractic Philosophy. As a chiropractic student of the early 1990s, most of what we listened to was on audio cassette tape and sometimes VHS video. In the mid 1990s I set out to change that by

Read More »

Chiropractic Website Design

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Tips for developing a successful chiropractors web space Can you help me design my chiropractic Website? I’ve been asked that question so many times that it has me wondering whether there are more chiropractors in this world than we previously thought. I’ve answered the question a thousand different ways and to

Read More »

HIPAA & Chiropractic

By Linda Nadeau (Consultant – Practice Management Analyst) Disclaimer: The information contained here is intended for informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice or a substitution for obtaining legal advice from an attorney licensed in your state. HIPAA — It’s A Law… Are You Ready? HIPAA was created from the simple

Read More »

CREW 2004 Chiropractic Mission Interviews

by Michael Dorausch, D.C. CREW (Chiropractors Restoring Energy Worldwide) successfully completed their 10th worldwide chiropractic mission this past week. This was the 9th mission to the country of Panama, a most popular location for CREW chiropractic missions, since the group was founded in 1997 by Lina and Dr. Luis Ocon. Twenty-six chiropractors from around the

Read More »

Planet Chiropractic Videos from 1990s

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Back in the 1990s we had 4 chiropractic videos available for sale. All were on VHS and they could be ordered online. Since those days, people have moved to DVD and even online video downloads. Planet Chiropractic stopped offering videos for sale around 2002 but I’d like to one day have

Read More »
planet chiropractic spinal demonstration

Principled Chiropractors Correct Subluxation

by Dr. Adam Tanase, Upper Cervical Chiropractor The word semantics is defined, “The branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning.” As principled Chiropractors, you’ve participated in many debates and discussions regarding semantics within our profession. The most common is the difference between using the words “adjustment” and “manipulation.” Knowing that manipulate means “to control

Read More »

Old Habits are Hard to Break

By Travis Robertson (6th trimester student – Palmer College) If you have ever tried to break yourself of a bad habit, you know how hard it can be. You have to break it once then again and again and again. You have to do it many times at relatively close intervals. This helps your body

Read More »

Los Angeles Lakers Parade – Kobe – Shaq – Fox & Girls

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Ok, so I was out of my LA Chiropractic office today but I had good reason. Today, the Los Angeles Lakers celebrated their third consecutive NBA championship with a triumphant parade through a purple-and-gold sea of screaming fans. The parade basically results in all the streets around downtown Los Angeles being

Read More »

Holistic Chiropractic Healing

By Sid Mouk, D.C. One of the toughest lessons I had to learn and, perhaps, that we all have to learn is that no external circumstances, happenings, or people are ever the cause of the problems/dis-eases in my life. I finally learned that when I have a “problem/dis-ease” in my life, the problem is “ME,”

Read More »

Health Care Concerned with the Well-Being of Human Kind

By Dr. James W. Gregg Chiropractic: Health Care Concerned with the Well-Being of Human Kind, Mind, Body and Spirit July 24, 2001 “Chiropractic, in its scientific simplicity, is the link between the internal wisdom of life and the body.” This quote from Dr. Sid Williams, president of LIFE University in Georgia, couldn’t be more true.

Read More »

Subluxation, Stretching & Chiropractic

By Martha Collins, D.C. A woman came in on Friday the 13th in agony–her spine was so subluxated that she could hardly get on the table for her adjustment. “I have been doing my stretches, I’ve been good–I don’t know what happened,” she said. In the interest of helping you stay away from this same

Read More »

Pregnancy and Chiropractic

By Martha Collins, D.C. As I write this today, two of our beautiful practice members are awaiting the arrival of new additions to their families. Adjusting women through pregnancy is one of the most rewarding parts of our work, because a healthier pregnancy means an easier labor and delivery, and a better transition for the

Read More »

The Chiropractic Position On Vaccines

By Tim O’Shea, D.C. Now there’s a scary title. An audible inbreath from those bastions of chiropractic academia who are trying so hard to maintain the obsequious appearance of cooperation and subservience… Please let us play doctor too… we’ll be good… we’ll be a drugless profession, but you guys are the real masters of the

Read More »

Who Really Controls Our Healthcare System?

By Sal Martingano, D.C. Have you ever wondered how we ended up in a healthcare system that is riddled with errors and inconsistencies, priced beyond everyone’s means, centered on the use of toxic chemicals and with a track record of iatrogenic injuries that is beyond the carnage of all our wars? What happened to the

Read More »

Phenylpropanolamine and Strokes Hoax

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Phenylpropanolamine and Strokes – was it all a hoax? Published: February 01, 2001 The news first surfaced around the weekend of November 3rd, 2000. A common cold medication and diet stimulant ingredient known as phenylpropanolamine was about to be banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Planet Chiropractic posted our

Read More »

2000 and a Chiropractic Year in Review

January 01, 2001 (or 010101) My Perspective By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Enjoy our first featured article of 2001. Join us as we look back on the incredible chiropractic year that has just past. This article is a great way to test-drive many of our new features and view our new site design. Thank you for

Read More »

Chiropractic and Children

By Paul Zell, D.C. What can chiropractic do for your child? Why do millions of parents bring their children to Doctors of Chiropractic every year? Is it only for highly dramatic health conditions? Is it only for when my child is hurting? Not at all! Chiropractic’s purpose is to remove interferences to the natural healing

Read More »

Page 4 – October 2000 Chiropractic Mission to Panama

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. This is page 4 of photos from the October 2000 Chiropractic Mission to Panama. Here are links to all the related photo pages. Page 1 – Page 2 – Page 3 – Page 4 Photos from Panama, click each image to see it full size Chiropractic Mission to Panama – October

Read More »

October 2000 Chiropractic Mission to Panama

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Photos from the October 2000 Chiropractic Mission to Panama Page 1 – Page 2 – Page 3 – Page 4 Here are photos from the Panama Chiropractic Mission, click each image to see it full size. Chiropractic Mission to Panama – October 14 – 25, 2000 Page 1 – Page 2

Read More »

Estrogen, Hormones, Osteoporosis and Bones

By Madeline Behrendt, D.C. The Herstory of Bones We demand and assume our bones will last our lifetime, yet may take them for granted or treat them like a rental car. Care or carelessness – the results are ours to choose. It’s 6:30 a.m. Eyes open to the sun painting a new canvas over the

Read More »

Scoliosis & Chiropractic

By Matthew Trull This is a story of a mother, her children, a spinal condition known as Scoliosis, and an old saying… “You never know how far reaching something you may think, say, or do today, will affect the lives of countless millions tomorrow.” Begin with the end in mind… Michael, Hopefully you remember us,

Read More »

Chiropractic Healing

By Super CA Jackie Do You Believe Your Body Has the Ability to Heal Itself? For many people who walk into a Chiropractor’s office the first time, they really don’t know what to expect. We hear from time to time: “I don’t think this is going to work, but I’ll give it a couple of

Read More »

CREW Chiropractic Missions to Panama

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Note: This page saved for historical purposes only. This page being updated with everything about the CREW Chiropractic Mission Trips to Panama.   Chiropractic Mission to Panama – February 1 – 7, 2004 Click Here For Sign-Up Form SAME HOTEL — SAME GROUP — SAME SERVING SPIRIT Chiropractic Mission to Panama

Read More »

Chiropractic School Section Focused on Education

This section will be dedicated to topics that involve the discussion of chiropractic schools, primarily in the United States. Several students from around the globe have offered to provide information related to their schools. I appreciate their input so that we can get information about chiropractic school in in places such as South Africa, New

Read More »

Chiropractic Salaries added to this Blog

I have been receiving several emails per day regarding chiropractic salaries, jobs, practice methods, school requirements, and all sorts of related (and unrelated) stuff. After a few months of e-mailing back and forth with people I’ve decided to create at least two sections in this blog area that will be dedicated to posing questions, answering

Read More »

Things are going to be happening here (really!)

OK, so things have been slow. Not for me, but on these pages. Things are coming online soon, I promise. Some cool features here involve the use of RSS. You can use Internet Explorer 7.0 and click on any of the RSS links or click “subscribe” at the top of this page (on your browser

Read More »

What we will be doing here

The original thought behind creating blog pages for Planet Chiropractic was to develop a place where we could discuss topics that did not belong on our chiropractic news pages. As the blog section develops we’ll be getting into more topics here. The first two section we’ll be focused on involve chiropractic schools and chiropractor salaries.

Read More »

Still a Work in Progress

If you are here, apologies for the mess. We are just playing around and trying out some new features on WordPress. When it’s ready we’ll turn the lights on. 🙂

Read More »

Chiropractic Jobs & Employment

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. This is a continuation of my post on Advice about Chiropractic Schools Chiropractic Employment BLS: Chiropractors held about 53,000 jobs in 2004. Approximately 58 percent of chiropractors are self-employed. Most chiropractors are in solo practice, although some are in group practice or work for other chiropractors. A small number teach, conduct research

Read More »

Advice about Chiropractic Schools

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. For nearly twelve years I have been answering questions from persons interested in more information regarding chiropractic and chiropractor schooling requirements. I am not offering advice on which schools to attend, not in this article. I have not been paid by any 3rd party for any of the content I am

Read More »

What it's like to be a chiropractor in Los Angeles

By Los Angeles Chiropractor, Michael Dorausch, D.C. Chiropractic is practiced throughout the United States and every city, town and community offers a unique chiropractors story. Being a chiropractor in Los Angeles is no exception, and many stories could be told about being a DC in LA. With Los Angeles being a major metropolitan area, we

Read More »

Chiropractic Products and Jim Sigafoose Talk

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Once upon a time there was nearly nothing available on CD in the world of Chiropractic Philosophy. As a chiropractic student of the early 1990s, most of what we listened to was on audio cassette tape and sometimes VHS video. In the mid 1990s I set out to change that by

Read More »

Chiropractic Website Design

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Tips for developing a successful chiropractors web space Can you help me design my chiropractic Website? I’ve been asked that question so many times that it has me wondering whether there are more chiropractors in this world than we previously thought. I’ve answered the question a thousand different ways and to

Read More »

HIPAA & Chiropractic

By Linda Nadeau (Consultant – Practice Management Analyst) Disclaimer: The information contained here is intended for informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice or a substitution for obtaining legal advice from an attorney licensed in your state. HIPAA — It’s A Law… Are You Ready? HIPAA was created from the simple

Read More »

CREW 2004 Chiropractic Mission Interviews

by Michael Dorausch, D.C. CREW (Chiropractors Restoring Energy Worldwide) successfully completed their 10th worldwide chiropractic mission this past week. This was the 9th mission to the country of Panama, a most popular location for CREW chiropractic missions, since the group was founded in 1997 by Lina and Dr. Luis Ocon. Twenty-six chiropractors from around the

Read More »

Planet Chiropractic Videos from 1990s

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Back in the 1990s we had 4 chiropractic videos available for sale. All were on VHS and they could be ordered online. Since those days, people have moved to DVD and even online video downloads. Planet Chiropractic stopped offering videos for sale around 2002 but I’d like to one day have

Read More »
planet chiropractic spinal demonstration

Principled Chiropractors Correct Subluxation

by Dr. Adam Tanase, Upper Cervical Chiropractor The word semantics is defined, “The branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning.” As principled Chiropractors, you’ve participated in many debates and discussions regarding semantics within our profession. The most common is the difference between using the words “adjustment” and “manipulation.” Knowing that manipulate means “to control

Read More »

Old Habits are Hard to Break

By Travis Robertson (6th trimester student – Palmer College) If you have ever tried to break yourself of a bad habit, you know how hard it can be. You have to break it once then again and again and again. You have to do it many times at relatively close intervals. This helps your body

Read More »

Los Angeles Lakers Parade – Kobe – Shaq – Fox & Girls

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Ok, so I was out of my LA Chiropractic office today but I had good reason. Today, the Los Angeles Lakers celebrated their third consecutive NBA championship with a triumphant parade through a purple-and-gold sea of screaming fans. The parade basically results in all the streets around downtown Los Angeles being

Read More »

Holistic Chiropractic Healing

By Sid Mouk, D.C. One of the toughest lessons I had to learn and, perhaps, that we all have to learn is that no external circumstances, happenings, or people are ever the cause of the problems/dis-eases in my life. I finally learned that when I have a “problem/dis-ease” in my life, the problem is “ME,”

Read More »

Health Care Concerned with the Well-Being of Human Kind

By Dr. James W. Gregg Chiropractic: Health Care Concerned with the Well-Being of Human Kind, Mind, Body and Spirit July 24, 2001 “Chiropractic, in its scientific simplicity, is the link between the internal wisdom of life and the body.” This quote from Dr. Sid Williams, president of LIFE University in Georgia, couldn’t be more true.

Read More »

Subluxation, Stretching & Chiropractic

By Martha Collins, D.C. A woman came in on Friday the 13th in agony–her spine was so subluxated that she could hardly get on the table for her adjustment. “I have been doing my stretches, I’ve been good–I don’t know what happened,” she said. In the interest of helping you stay away from this same

Read More »

Pregnancy and Chiropractic

By Martha Collins, D.C. As I write this today, two of our beautiful practice members are awaiting the arrival of new additions to their families. Adjusting women through pregnancy is one of the most rewarding parts of our work, because a healthier pregnancy means an easier labor and delivery, and a better transition for the

Read More »

The Chiropractic Position On Vaccines

By Tim O’Shea, D.C. Now there’s a scary title. An audible inbreath from those bastions of chiropractic academia who are trying so hard to maintain the obsequious appearance of cooperation and subservience… Please let us play doctor too… we’ll be good… we’ll be a drugless profession, but you guys are the real masters of the

Read More »

Who Really Controls Our Healthcare System?

By Sal Martingano, D.C. Have you ever wondered how we ended up in a healthcare system that is riddled with errors and inconsistencies, priced beyond everyone’s means, centered on the use of toxic chemicals and with a track record of iatrogenic injuries that is beyond the carnage of all our wars? What happened to the

Read More »

Phenylpropanolamine and Strokes Hoax

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Phenylpropanolamine and Strokes – was it all a hoax? Published: February 01, 2001 The news first surfaced around the weekend of November 3rd, 2000. A common cold medication and diet stimulant ingredient known as phenylpropanolamine was about to be banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Planet Chiropractic posted our

Read More »

2000 and a Chiropractic Year in Review

January 01, 2001 (or 010101) My Perspective By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Enjoy our first featured article of 2001. Join us as we look back on the incredible chiropractic year that has just past. This article is a great way to test-drive many of our new features and view our new site design. Thank you for

Read More »

Chiropractic and Children

By Paul Zell, D.C. What can chiropractic do for your child? Why do millions of parents bring their children to Doctors of Chiropractic every year? Is it only for highly dramatic health conditions? Is it only for when my child is hurting? Not at all! Chiropractic’s purpose is to remove interferences to the natural healing

Read More »

Page 4 – October 2000 Chiropractic Mission to Panama

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. This is page 4 of photos from the October 2000 Chiropractic Mission to Panama. Here are links to all the related photo pages. Page 1 – Page 2 – Page 3 – Page 4 Photos from Panama, click each image to see it full size Chiropractic Mission to Panama – October

Read More »

October 2000 Chiropractic Mission to Panama

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Photos from the October 2000 Chiropractic Mission to Panama Page 1 – Page 2 – Page 3 – Page 4 Here are photos from the Panama Chiropractic Mission, click each image to see it full size. Chiropractic Mission to Panama – October 14 – 25, 2000 Page 1 – Page 2

Read More »

Estrogen, Hormones, Osteoporosis and Bones

By Madeline Behrendt, D.C. The Herstory of Bones We demand and assume our bones will last our lifetime, yet may take them for granted or treat them like a rental car. Care or carelessness – the results are ours to choose. It’s 6:30 a.m. Eyes open to the sun painting a new canvas over the

Read More »

Scoliosis & Chiropractic

By Matthew Trull This is a story of a mother, her children, a spinal condition known as Scoliosis, and an old saying… “You never know how far reaching something you may think, say, or do today, will affect the lives of countless millions tomorrow.” Begin with the end in mind… Michael, Hopefully you remember us,

Read More »

Chiropractic Healing

By Super CA Jackie Do You Believe Your Body Has the Ability to Heal Itself? For many people who walk into a Chiropractor’s office the first time, they really don’t know what to expect. We hear from time to time: “I don’t think this is going to work, but I’ll give it a couple of

Read More »

CREW Chiropractic Missions to Panama

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Note: This page saved for historical purposes only. This page being updated with everything about the CREW Chiropractic Mission Trips to Panama.   Chiropractic Mission to Panama – February 1 – 7, 2004 Click Here For Sign-Up Form SAME HOTEL — SAME GROUP — SAME SERVING SPIRIT Chiropractic Mission to Panama

Read More »