Acceptance of Chiropractic

By Isabelle Roy

Are we really relaying the message of Chiroprac-TIC? Are we being "accepted" for the right reasons? How much does our society really know about Chiroprac-TIC? And why? And, who's to blame for preaching the wrong idea instead of the Big Idea? Of course it's much easier to advertise and sell remedies for backaches and whiplash instead of "the Power that made the body heals the Body." BJ once said, "Following the paths of least resistance is what makes rivers and men crooked." Does osteopathy ring a bell? Obviously somewhere along the line this happened. Some so-called chiropractoids did not get the Big Idea, took the path of least resistance, and created this mess we're in today. But I believe everything happens for a reason. Are we really being accepted for what we really are by finally being covered by health insurance, letting them decide what Chiroprac-TIC is and is not? By letting them decide what the people need, how much of it and for how long? Are we really making progress or taking steps back? People are not getting the Big Idea. According to a survey done by the University of South Dakota, 67% of people "thought that chiropractors should be able to prescribe 'pain relievers and muscle relaxers.'" Or that "chiropractic patients were about three times more satisfied with the information given them, and nearly three times as likely to perceive the provider as confident and comfortable in dealing with low back pain." "Public opinion studies demonstrate how well chiropractors are now accepted." Chiroprac-TORS and the principles of Chiroprac-TIC are not what's being accepted, using the adjustment to correct low back pain is what's being accepted.