· Undermine chiropractic educational institutions.
· Hide evidence of the uses and benefits of chiropractic care.
· Undercut insurance programs for patients of chiropractors.
· Subvert government inquiries into the efficacy of chiropractic care.
It was also found that they participated in a large-scale disinformation campaign to discredit the chiropractic profession.
During this time, because chiropractors were constantly fighting for survival, they were unable to generate substantial resources for research. However, in 1975, the National Institutes of Health brought chiropractors, osteopaths, medical doctors, and PhD scientists together in a conference to develop strategies to study the effects of spinal health.
In 1978, the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT) was launched, and in 1981 it was included in the National Library of Medicine's Index Medicus. The AMA boycotted it until losing the 1987 antitrust case.
This major court victory gave the chiropractic industry a much-needed boost. Chiropractic colleges and associations began forming their own research teams to explore the more vitalistic results that chiropractors were seeing in the field related to the correction of vertebral subluxations, the impact on the brain, lifestyle care, and more.
Chiropractic’s Terrain Theory Roots
The basis of the chiropractic perspective began with D. D. Palmer, who wanted to know “why two people sitting at the same table, eating the same food, breathing the same air, and one would get sick, and one wouldn’t.” In light of recent world-wide events, this question is equally relevant today.
More and more people are questioning the germ theory and looking for help in supporting their body’s innate intelligence to make themselves stronger and less vulnerable. With an artificial intelligence takeover looming, this questioning is vital.
Chiropractic care offers this support. Perhaps the most noticeable distinction between chiropractic care and allopathic care is that chiropractic care focuses on the body’s innate intelligence, self-healing, self-regulating qualities, and human potential.
As more and more people shift their values in this direction, it has created a greater need for chiropractors. Today there are 19 chiropractic school in the US, and 20 more around the world. In the US alone, there are just shy of 70,000 chiropractors and 10,000 chiropractic students Approximately 35 million American adults and children receive chiropractic care each year.
Community Leadership Today
Today, chiropractors are taking the lead, being the first choice for healthcare because of their safe, holistic approach. In communities where chiropractic is more established, it is common to see the “you go to a chiropractor” conversation replaced by, “who’s your chiropractor?”
It is indisputable that a healthy spine and nervous system are essential for a healthy, long life. Everyone benefits from regular chiropractic check-ups! Many chiropractors across the country are providing this health leadership for their communities.
Living a healthy lifestyle, eating right, and exercising are not enough if your spine and nervous system are not healthy. This can severely impact your quality of life. The degeneration can be devastating. Because the nervous system is affected, the consequences of lack of care are more than musculoskeletal. They can be systemic.
Chiropractic is not about just treating symptoms, it’s about optimizing the function of the nervous system.