Chirocast

Five lessons learned early on in practice still teach me to this day, especially the concept of being 'wowed' every time something amazing happens, which it does so regularly that you can become a little less 'wowed'. This is a replay from 2018, a Life U graduation speech. Here's another wow...this was the 200th episode posted, today's is 574! WOW!

Two recent articles talked about how Alzheimer's responds to lifestyle changes. That is an amazing breakthrough on the one hand, but on the other hand, doesn't it make sense that someone with any neurologic issue, from Autism to Alzheimer's, would improve if they ate better, exercised more, and did stress-reduction protocols? Wouldn't we all be healthier with those lifestyle improvements? Here are...

How do chiropractors work with kids on the Spectrum? How does ABA Therapy works with kiddos with Autism? Can the 2 professions work together to get better results? Listen in to the conversation...

According to BJ Palmer, the son of the founder of chiropractic, DD Palmer, took health "out of the realms of the accidental field and put the doing into an intentional field." Did DD Palmer realize how big the thing was that he was doing? Probably not at that moment...but now chiropractic is international!

There is a great website called the Big History Project (https://bhp-public.oerproject.com/) that puts billions of years of history of the universe into bite sized chunks (including an 18 minute TED talk). During this presentation, Dr Rubin discusses Big History as it relates to chiropractic (originally posted in 2014).

Ever wonder how modern dentistry has become one of the most prestigious in the health care industry after its very humble beginnings? In the 1950's, dentists were pulling teeth in dingy offices. Then they organized and created a plan, and worked that plan, and now look at them! What is chiropractic's plan? Good question... This podcast was originally aired in 2015.

Chiropractic is a philosophy, science and art. All 3 are critical in becoming the best chiropractor for whatever practice members you see. Its philosophy, science and art are like a 3 legged stool...if you take one leg off, the stool cannot support your weight.

Back in July of 1993, I went to Dynamic Essentials (or DE) as a chiropractor and left as a chiropractic warrior with a major purpose. Here how 1 simple sentence that Dr Sid said during his Thursday opening altered the direction of my life

The concept of accumulative constructive and destructive survival value can be likened to making deposits or withdrawals with a bank account. Put deposits in, and you build accumulative constructive survival value. The more deposits you put into your health bank account, the greater your resilience when a withdrawal comes your way.

School does a good job at preparing you to pass National Exams and get licensed, but can't prepare you for every possibility. Here Dr Rubin answers questions about starting a peds-focused practice and about what to look for if deciding on an associate job.

ADHD rates are now at 11.4% (that's 7.1 million kiddos), an extra 1 million kiddos compared to 2016 (see attached link for article). Infants as young as 6 weeks old can have characteristics that might lead to an autism diagnosis (see link). Chiropractors work on the brain and nerve system. The earlier we get a chance to work on kiddos, the better! Change trajectories! Time IS of the essence! ADHD...

"Stay put", BJ Palmer tells us. "The difference between a big shot & a little shot is that the big shot is a little shot that kept on shooting" (Zig Ziglar). Sometimes in order to solve a problem, the key in the solution is to keep on trying different things until you figure it out. This can be helpful when you are working with kids with Autism who are minimally speaking. Each child has their own...

In 2 recent articles, (see links below), a 'new role of chiropractic' was introduced, that boils down to this: chiropractors should essentially 'stay in their lane' and adjust only people with back pain "without extending their services to other more controversial clinical areas." Hmm. The results we see in pediatric chiropractic care tend to totally refute their idea. I think I'll stick with my c...

The Polyvagal Theory has revolutionized my practice and at a recent seminar in Atlanta, I shared my latest thoughts and breakthroughs about it. Can't think of a health-related topic where the Polyvagal Theory doesn't in some way apply!

How else will people find out about chiropractic unless and until we tell them what we do? Chiropractic is still the best kept secret in the health care world but more and more people are turning towards chiropractic since the modern health care system has proven itself to be less...reliable.

A 2024 article called "A new role for spinal manual therapy" (see link) said that we should not provide SMT to anyone except for people with musculoskelatal issues (MSK), since it is unproven, unscientific, and controversial. Tell that to the millions of kiddos that are being seen around the world by pediatric chiropractors and have received amazing benefit! Here is the article: https://chiromt.bi...

Dr Sid Williams, founder of Life University and Dynamic Essentials (DE), had an amazing way to explain chiropractic philosophy, and how to live and practice by it. "Bring Us Your Most Difficult Cases" and "Accept all cases regardless of condition or financial ability" are 2 pivotal concepts.

Are you holding onto your vision or focusing on the illusions others have of your vision? M Scott Peck says: Life is difficult...and the sooner you accept the life is difficult, life is less difficult. Life happens, but do everything you can to focus on your vision

Our Eclipse party was so fun, not just because we saw a rare astronomical treat, but because we are part of millions of people from around the country, all doing the same thing at the same time! And watching our younger patients who didn't know each other come together and become friends while watching an eclipse was a special moment that reminded me of BJ Palmer's: That Something!

How is the goal of chiropractic communication? By allowing the brain and the body to communicate better with each other, creating body awareness, allowing the sensory system to work with and not against the motor system. This is especially true for kids and adults with sensory/motor challenges.

Green Book Series Part 1: Dissecting the best of BJ Palmer's chiropractic philosophy stored in the treasure of his 41 volume Green Book collection. This week's topic is from Bigness of the Fellow Within, page 613: An Afterthought. It is one of the most profound messages referencing the 'why' of chiropractic, what BJ aptly titled, "The Big Idea"

So many lessons are learned along the way when you open a practice. What would you have done differently? What did you wish you knew then that you know now? That is the theme of the questions.

Years ago, before concussion was a more commonly seen diagnosis, a person either had a concussion or they didn't. Now we know that there are 6 types of concussion (see link below), that can affect people in multiple different ways with multiple permutations of effects. (https://www.upmc.com/services/sports-medicine/services/concussion/symptoms-diagnosis/types)

Want to improve your patient flow? Improve their satisfaction? The concepts of Six Sigma can be used to measure your office processes and procedures from an efficiency point of view. Six Sigma ideas can help reduce wait time by finding the time-wasters and blockages, then eliminating them.

Chiropractic changed in 1907 from a 'start-up' to a contender through the Morikubo case. A young recent grad from Palmer Chiropractic College was jailed in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, accused of 'practicing medicine without a license.' BJ Palmer and his new attorney's came up with the 'Separate and distinct' defense, proving that chiropractic is not medicine and masterminding the first chiropractic victo...