Chirocast

To disrupt is to be "innovative and groud-breaking." The path has been laid out for us by disruptive chiropractors like Dr. Larry Webster and Dr. Jeanne Ohm. They boldly led us to think not just outside the box, but to think as if there is no box at all! It is time for us to take their call to action and become disruptive pediatric chiropractors!

What are you doing that is different? Are you connecting to what BJ Palmer called the "sacred trust?" This 'trust' is not determined by what your office looks like or your paperwork or your EHR. It is determined by you, answering this unspoken question from the parent who brought their kid in: will you take care of my kids like they are your own? Will they sense that from you and your staff?

Pre-Covid, approximately 12% of kids ages 4-17 were labeled as either depressed or had anxiety. Now those numbers in kids ages 4-17 have doubled, to 20% with anxiety and 25% with depression!. What is the missing link? How many of those kids are getting adjusted regularly? In pediatric chiropractic offices, we see that kids who are adjusted over the long term are overall healthier and less suscepti...

"4000 Weeks." That's 80 years, about what the average life expectancy in the US is, and also the title of a newly released book. How will you spend your 4000 weeks? The book explains how time management is a fallacy. There is no such thing as work-life balance. Do you look up at night in awe of the stars and the moon? Do you watch the sun rising or setting and see that beauty? To me it is not as m...

Colic might be a symptom of vestibular dysfunction. Never thought about it that way, as suggested by chiropractor Dr Jan Hoeve from the Netherlands in his landmark paper in the high-impact journal, Frontiers in Pediatrics this past May: (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.668457/full). Have always thought that colic is due in part to dietary sensitivities, but have also said th...

"Noise"...the noise in our profession confuses the public. Ask 10 chiropractors what chiropractic is, and you'll get 10 different answers. Chiropractors can all agree on 1 thing: we all want to help our practice members. Can't we teach this simple approach: that the brain and spine and nerve system all work together and if they are not in harmony, then that person will not be in alignment or balan...

There is nothing more magical than looking into a newborn's eyes. There is something so peaceful, so sweet, so strong in their gaze. They cannot speak words but they speak volumes with the depths of the eyes. This also occurs when you look in the eyes of a minimally-speaking child with Autism. Their eyes are windows into their brain. Make eye contact with newborns, kids with Autism, everybody. It'...

What is really happening when a child has colic or reflux? There is a mis-interpretation of the experience. The baby has taken in food but then it mis-interprets the meaning of that food! The problem isn't a lack of Pepcid or Prevacid. It is a confusion of the situation. Of course there might be a physical or physiological issue (sensitive/allergic to something in the breastmilk/formula), but the...

No matter what your chosen profession, are you training like an Olympian? What are you doing everyday to hone your craft? If you are done with your 'required' tasks of the day, how do you spend the rest of your workday? Are you reading books, listening to podcasts, doing activities that empower and inspire you? Are you aiming for the Gold? That which you focus on, you become. If that is true, then...

Four of the best words you can hear from a new practice member: You gave me hope! There are so many kids with so many challenges out there today. The latest statistics show 1 in 5 kids have a mental health disorder. Wow! We've got to reach more kids! Heal the world, one child, one family at a time, with brain & nerve system based chiropractic care!

Chiropractors are reconnectors. We make sure that the brain and the nerve system are working as close to 100% as possible, thereby improving neuroplasticity. We are not back doctors or bone doctors or spine doctors. The spine is our entry into the nerve system. It is what we use to improve their potential but not the end-goal. It is the first step!

How many times has a new patient said to you, "I've never heard this before"? Usually from people who have been to chiropractors "for years." Chiropractic isn't a secret, and neither is the way the human body works. But so few people really understand how important that brain/body connection is. It's our job to tell them!

Being in practice for 32 years is really quite extraordinary. Students and docs are constantly asking business related questions, which I am honored and flattered to answer. Examples are: how do you create a cash practice, how long do you spend on a first visit, do you adjust on the first visit?

What's your superpower? Not the imaginary things like flying or invisibility or speed. What's your superpower now, right now? If you are a chiropractor, maybe your superpower is your belief in the science, art and philosophy of chiropractic? A patient very kindly yesterday said "You are amazing, Dr Rubin." I replied..."the healing power of the body is amazing. We just tapped into it." That is our...

What fire is burning inside of you? Is there something that you love doing or dream about doing and you are beyond ready with anticipation? Now is the time, here is the place, today is the day! This recording is from a live presentation in 2017.

"The responsibilities are many," BJ Palmer says. Chiropractic is NOT the science, art & philosophy of cracking backs. It is SOOOO much bigger than that. Understand that it's not easy getting through chiropractic school, it's not easy starting a practice or associating or even interning in a new practice. There are a lot of responsibilities. But chiropractic in and of itself IS simple. Find a sublu...

In Frontiers of Neuroscience, a recent article talked about blending the ancient wisdom of Yoga with modern neuroscience into something called Yoga Therapy. The article was filled with specific philosophical tenets of Yoga, with statements like "moving between the 'gunas' of yoga and neural platforms". Brain based chiropractors can blend chiropractic philosophy with modern neuroscience the way Yog...

We've got a message to deliver, about chiropractic, about wellness, about vitalism, about kids. Will you deliver that message? What are you doing to ensure that your practice members get this message? Do they see and hear it every day when visiting your clinics or offices? Because you know they certainly aren't getting it anywhere else! We've GOT to deliver the message! No one else will!

If everybody has a spine, and every spine has a subluxation, who does that leave out? Building a successful business, no matter what that business happens to be, is a 'numbers' game! If the business is not successful, then you are not talking to enough people! We know every spine has a subluxation, but most people don't! Talk the 'tic' to more people and you will invariably build your business.

We MUST tell the world what it is that we do and not expect them to know. It is our duty to explain the WHY behind the WHAT we do, since so many people around the world think chiropractic is for cracking backs and treating neck aches and back sprains. We are not back crackers, we are brain, spine and nerve system specialists. But if we don't tell our practice members that, who will?

What is innate intelligence? Educated intelligence? What was BJ Palmer talking about? It is really the connection he was addressing in the picture he calls 'the most valuable drawing in the world.' What chiropractic really does is to address an interference between the innate brain and the innate body (as BJ mentions). That interference, what we call a subluxation, lessens the potential of that pe...

Working with kids on the Autism spectrum requires a long term care plan. A child with Autism who starts a brain-based chiropractic program should expect a 6 month to 1 year care plan to really see the benefits of neuroplasticity in action. It takes months to shift the child's brain patterning from working the way it's always been to working in a new way. In the early stages you might see mild chan...

I can also means I may or may not. I could, I should, I would...you can't 'could' do anything! Someone either does something or they don't. We need to change our mindsets from the coulda, woulda, shoulda's to I will do it, I have done it! What you focus on expands. If you focus on I could or worse, I can't, then you may not or you won't! I enjoy what Les Brown says about this: "Get it done in 21!"

Neuroplasticity allows the body to find a new path with new, novel input that creates brain and nerve system changes. That is the magic we see in chiropractic. The chiropractic adjustment is not a typical daily input. It is very different than what someone experiences every day. Adding that adjustment into someone's life, whether they are a kiddo, pregnant momma, or adult creates lasting neuroplas...

BJ Palmer would agree with this: Our job is not to fix bones or 'crack' backs or to be a spine doctor. My function is to have that patient reach their fullest potential by maximizing their brain and nerve system. Even DD Palmer said that chiropractic is founded on TONE! Fixing backs is average. Maximizing their nerve system is exceptional!