Disclaimer: This is not intended as legal advice. We have received lots of emails regarding HIPAA as it pertains to the practice of chiropractic. There have been all sorts of rumors and misinformation floating around such as DC’s will no longer be able to have open adjusting or open door adjusting. After reviewing the information…
The following are highlights from the filed lawsuit. Scroll down below for a link to the complete file. FACTS: Background 9. Within the chiropractic community, there have long been two primary philosophies on the scope of chiropractic. Adherents to the conservative philosophy believe the scope of chiropractic care should be limited to the traditional diagnosis…
In the latest news, a federal judge has restored accreditation of Life University’s chiropractic program. Here is a group of collected links regarding Life University.
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Life University today received a court ordered injunction that will continue to allow them to graduate chiropractic students. About eighty students that were in their final quarter and had not received their chiropractic diploma will be affected immediately by this decision. According to a Life board member, they may now receive…
Below are some links to recent Smallpox related news followed by an excerpt from a book published in the 1940’s regarding smallpox vaccination.
The following was written on August 8, 2002. Though the timing is late, having written this in August, I find it important to show my thanks and love as we begin the rest of our lives in this truly wondrous profession.
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. It appeared in the New York Times, on Thursday January 30th, health-care leaders had serious doubts about the president’s smallpox vaccination program that would involve the very health-care professionals asked to administer or receive the vaccine. How many people reading that article in the New York Times paused to recognize the…
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Recently, a U.K. website , Eastern Daily Press, featured a story about officers and support staff that work for the Norfolk police department and chiropractic care. According to the article, the police are receiving chiropractic in a bid to decrease the amount of time they are off work as a result…
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Emphasize the prevention of disease rather than the treatment of symptoms, says U.S. health secretary. According to a recent New York Times article, Tommy G. Thompson, secretary of Health and Human Services, suggested that United States insurance companies were “wrong headed” because they have been emphasizing the treatment of illness rather…
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. I am excited!!! Give thanks to D.D. Palmer for providing you with the finest profession on earth. Headlines today are informing us of a multi-year survey which has found that many MD’s do not like their jobs. According to the survey, the biggest reasons sighted for their dissatisfaction were lack of…
By Gerard W. Clum, D.C. I am very pleased to advise you that on January 10, 2003, the Commission on Accreditation (COA) of the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) reaffirmed the accredited status of Life Chiropractic College West for a period of eight (8) years! Accreditation reviews should be eventful but routine processes, but due…
According to recent news reports, an estimated 1.4 million Americans lost their health insurance coverage due to layoffs in the past year. Some sources say the numbers are even higher, closer to 2 million.
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Hockey, its brutal on the body, there is no denying that. Broken bones, separated joints, and lots and lots of stitches are all part of the territory in this sport. Andy Van Hellemond, who is in the Hockey Hall of Fame for refereeing 1,475 games, more than anyone else in the…
According to new research, the number of American children being treated with psychiatric drugs (such as Ritalin) has tripled from 1987 to 1996 and is showing no sign of slowing.
“Lift light, shovel right” say back specialists TORONTO, Jan. 9 /CNW/ – A new poll released today points to snow shoveling as the leading cause of back and neck pain during the winter months. 73 per cent of Ontario chiropractors surveyed say improper shoveling technique tops the list of winter back pain woes. “Chiropractors are…
Chiropractors Give Truck-Stop TuneupsWhen Erwin Daugherty pays a visit to the busy truck stop here, he’s not getting a tuneup for his 18-wheeler. It’s his back that’s getting realigned. Banyan Announces Subsidiary Chiropractic USABanyan Corporation (OTC BB: BANY) is pleased to announce that it has reached an Agreement in Principle with Chiropractic Coach Dr. CJ…
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. The news in the Pasadena Citizen reads… “When a small university in Georgia lost its accreditation, Texas Chiropractic College sent its director of admissions to the campus to recruit students who were looking to graduate from an accredited program. Life University College of Chiropractic lost its accreditation by the Council of…
University Charges Council On Chiropractic Education Denied Due Process In Reaffirmation of Accreditation Review
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. According to a recent study, the arthritis drug Celebrex does not protect ones stomach from dangerous bleeding ulcers as well as previously thought. You’ve probably seen them on TV, Celebrex and two new similar anti-inflammatory drugs get lots of advertising time, touting they are safer than other older anti-inflammatory medications and…
By Tim Langley, D.C. Well. Well. Well. Now that the only real opposition to academic oppression in the chiropractic profession been removed, the CCE seems prepared to take over the continuing education of chiropractors. In its latest news release, the FCLB (www.fclb.org) announces a major initiative into the takeover of continuing education in the chiropractic…
By Anonymous I stood over her, watery eyes, passion and love consuming every crevice of my soul. I stared intensely through that polyurethane plastic cover as she was clinging for her dear precious life. Tubes going in and out of every orifice of her body, electrodes taped and branded on her like she was a…
According to a newly formed coalition, chiropractic is in danger of being taken over by a group of medically oriented chiropractors and organizations who are trying to change the very nature of the profession, and in the process minimizing the profession’s unique role in health care and possibly placing the public at risk.
Step Seventeen to a Hundred a day is actually Advanced Success Principle #7 (Set Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Yearly / Lifetime goals). You have often heard that most people plan more for their vacation, than their whole life. Setting goals for your life takes time and effort.
By Adam R. Tanase (Tri-7 Student, Logan College of Chiropractic) Bad things happen to good people – It’s a part of life. Events occur that we simply cannot control or explain. Although we might not like them, we have to find the strength and courage to work our way through. I was raised to believe…
One Dose, two Dose, three dose, four, five dose, six dose, seven doses more… just how many chickenpox vaccine injections does it take to prevent one from actually getting Chickenpox?
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. It’s happened again, another world champion athlete says thank you to chiropractic. World bodyboard champion Stephanie Pettersen has finally fulfilled her dream. She won the world bodyboard title just two weeks ago. Stephanie had fractured her C4 vertebrae surfing the famous Flow Rider artificial wave in Texas nearly six years ago….
Por el Dr. Edwin Cordero muchisimas personas piensan que si no tienen dolor o síntomas que están bien de salud. La mayoría de los seres humanos estamos acostumbrados a pensar que los síntomas son indicaciones de que algo anda mal en nuestros cuerpos y que debemos acudir inmediatamente al Medico Alópata. Esto no es totalmente…
Decision Rebukes CCE Accreditation Policies In a stunning victory for Life University, and a stinging rebuke to CCE’s accreditation policies, the New Jersey State Board of Chiropractic Examiners provisionally approved Life’s chiropractic program. In a unanimous vote, the Board accepted the recommendations of its Site Team, which performed an exhaustive on site review of the…
By Dr. Rick Wren Step #16 to a Hundred a Day is actually Advanced Success Principle #6 (Use precision adjusting with high energy). This is a difficult concept for new practitioners. We graduate from Chiropractic College thinking that an adjustment doesn’t compare to medical surgery in value. So we think that we have to move…
Dr. Sid Williams, former president of Life University, has called for a federal probe of the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE). According to news reports, the probe was requested after Life announced that they wouldn’t be able to apply for accreditation from the CCE until June 2004. The CCE’s actions are reportedly also being investigated…
By Kevin Ehl, D.C. Duality is a Universal Law of man the physical. Oneness is the Universal Law of the spirit. Chiropractors take man the physical and, by adjusting, reconnect them with their spiritual being. Thus creating oneness, spiritual evolution and knowing of self. Chiropractors who live by this Law understand subluxation is not a…
In October of 2002, Fort Bragg began offering chiropractic care to active-duty soldiers for the first time in history. Since that time, chiropractors at Fort Bragg have been pretty busy. Dr. Brent Sanders, is one of two chiropractors now at Fort Bragg providing chiropractic care to soldiers. Chiropractic, which is now available at a handful…
By Dr. Rick Wren Step # 15 to a Hundred a day is actually Advanced Success Principle #5 (Always stay on time). Staying on time applies to both in and out of the office. Many of you make a habit of being late to everything you do. This is a habit of a “Loser” not…
By Stew Bittman, D.C. Back home from a mission in the Dominican Republic, and so far I haven’t had a tremendous amount of time to reflect, as we’ve launched directly back into our “normal” routine (that and the fact that I’ve been dealing with an array of really interesting gastrointestinal phenomena – it feels as…
Chiropractic Students are Heading to ShermanAccording to news reports, more than 200 potential students are now on a waiting list to enroll at Spartanburg’s Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic, one of only 16 accredited chiropractic schools in the nation. TheCarolinaChannel: Chiropractic College’s Waiting List Grows – Students Come To Spartanburg After Troubles At Atlanta-Area School…