Member organizations of the Chiropractic Coalition, including the International Chiropractors Association (ICA), the Federation of Straight Chiropractors and Organizations (FSCO) and the World Chiropractic Alliance (WCA) will be meeting in Washington D.C. on Thursday, April 26th, to promote an agreed legislative agenda that includes Medicare improvements, better access to chiropractic care for military veterans, commissions for doctors of chiropractic as military officers, chiropractic inclusion in the TRICARE program for military dependents and retirees and other key initiatives.

The man known as the father of medicine is quoted as saying, “Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease.” He also said, “It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has.” That was Hippocrates, who walked upon the planet four or five hundred years before another famous healer named Jesus showed up. Jesus is said to have talked about healing forces of divine love inside every one of us that miraculously make us healthy. This kind of talk was apparently not popular with certain leaders of that era. I guess some things never change.

It is estimated that up to 98% of medical doctors treat ear infections with antibiotics immediately. It has long been common knowledge that there is widespread antibiotic drug prescriptive abuse throughout the United States and the rest of the world. During the past decade, the problem has gotten so bad that various public-health campaigns have been launched to educate both doctors and parents about the risks associated with prescribing antibiotics to children.

One of the hottest topics lately has been the movement of Physical Therapists into the area of “Spinal Manipulation.” In many states, there is a well organized, well funded push toward expansion of the PT’s scope of practice into an area that many DCs see as an encroachment into chiropractic.

How do you get a person to commit to something. This is a very important discussion when you are seeking to serve more people. We all know that it is impossible to change someone else, especially those of us who are married. A person walks into your office usually seeking relief from an aliment. The first commitment is usually easy at that point. They walked into your office seeking help. They already decided that there is a possibility that you can help them. The first emotion that we need to convey to them if we want them to connect to us and stick around is Hope. We are in the business that it’s continued existence is a testimonial to the “results” that people experience under our care. Understanding the implications of the definition of the Chiropractic Philosophy is very simple and easy to understand yet it is an understatement. The definition itself doesn’t motivate people. You do. They need to have confidence in the fact that you can help them and that you want to help them. Before a new patient ever leaves my office I always thank them for choosing me as their Chiropractor and I let them know that I Want To Be Their Chiropractor. That is telling them that not only do I think that I can help them, that in addition to that I Want To Help Them.