The separation is killing us. The isolation of chiropractic from the rest of health care is already difficult enough but we have huge pockets of isolation within chiropractic like cells of solitary confinement within an already secluded imprisonment. Further division continues to dilute something which is already weakened, already damaged. We need to find a solution to this or we are doomed to disappear. Dr. Steven Weiniger thinks the common thread needed to stitch the profession together, perhaps even unify chiropractic, lies in how we carry ourselves. Literally.  How we physically stand up in posture. Can positioning ourselves as the posture experts be the flag all chiropractors can stand behind, regardless of scientific or fundamental orientation?

Dr. Brett L. Kinsler, host of On The Other Hand Podcast, discusses this topic with Dr. Steven Weiniger of PostureZone.

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• PostureZone.com
• Stand Taller, Live Longer book by Dr. Steven Weiniger
• Posture Rehab Seminars

When we are measuring the impact chiropractors have by their presence in the health care system, and not just in spine care, but our presence overall, there may be something missing. Many chiropractors have had a dramatic effect on the public’s health by being properly trained in diagnosis and emergency procedures. By being a portal of contact for a patient who is discovered to have a life threatening condition, the chiropractor may be integral in starting the chain of survival much sooner than the natural history. Or, the chiropractor may actually perform an emergency procedure that leads to an immediate change in a patient’s ability to survive.

When the lawmakers and stakeholders sit down to carve up the medical allocation pie, there are some large pieces that get allocated to hospitals and emergency care, some large pieces that go to prescription drugs, some smaller pieces that go to specialties like obstetrics. By the time they get around to even thinking about chiropractic care, the pie is pretty well carved up. The justification for this frequently is, well, chiropractic is a nice thing to have. But it’s like massage – not a necessity — more of a nicety.

This episode’s stories illustrate that lives have depended on a chiropractor’s quick actions. Some of the doctors who told their stories are listed below:

* Mike Simone, DC Simone Physical Medicine, Dacono, CO
* Cynthia Vaughn, DC Austin Chiropractic Center, Austin, TX
* John Ventura, DC Rochester Chiropractic Group, Rochester, NY
* Keren Day, DC New York, New York
* Brett Kinsler, DC Natural Health Chiropractic, Rochester, NY
* William Grosso, DC Rockland Health Chiropractic Assoc. New City, NY

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American chiropractors are frequently directed to countries in Europe and Scandinavia for examples of science based, well integrated chiropractic. Many people assume Australia’s 3700 chiropractors must be practicing in a similar situation. What is chiropractic like down under?

Dr. John Reggars is a chiropractor in Australia who is mad as hell about the current state of affairs. The profession is at yet another crossroads with a history of making the wrong decision and he wants people to stand up and declare their intolerance for the fundamentalist anti-science. His article titled “Chiropractic at the Crossroads – or are we just going around in circles?” is sure to ruffle some feathers both down under and around the globe.

In this episode of On The Other Hand, Dr. Reggars speaks with Dr. Brett Kinsler about what has him as mad as hell and why he won’t take it anymore!

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• Chiropractic at the Crossroads – or are we just going around in circles? Reggars J. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies (in press)
• COCA – Chiropractic and Osteopathic College of Australasia
• Network (1976) A news anchor has a nervous breakdown on live television, and threatens to kill himself on a following live newscast. Faye Dunaway, William Holden
• Australian Vaccination Network
• Other Articles by John Reggars

Is inflammation a good thing or a bad thing? Sometimes, the fact that the body gets inflamed is beneficial – swelling caused by acute inflammation following an injury can help promote healing and fight local infection. It’s an appropriate immune response. But another kind of inflammation, a chronic sort, can occur throughout the body, and over long periods of time may actually increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. Chronic inflammation is kind of a glitch in the system — a feedback loop gone awry. How do you test for the presence of this chronic inflammation and, if it is present, what should we do about it? Dr. Brett Kinsler presents a new podcast episode of On The Other Hand, in which we hear from Dr. David Seaman, chiropractor, professor at National University of Health Sciences in St Petersburg Fl. and the producer of the website Deflame.com. He’s an expert in the connection between nutrition and chronic inflammation.

Podcast can be found on iTunes or at OnTheOtherHand.KinslerPress.com

The first time much of the public spotted kinesiology tape was during the 2008 Olympics. Kerri Walsh, half of an unbelievable American beach volleyball team, had black tape prominently stuck to her shoulder. What is that stuff, people asked? Is she mourning someone? Or hiding a tattoo? It seemed like everyone was talking about it after that and a lot of manual providers started using it — or using more of it once their patients were convinced that there must be something to kinesiology tape. And they had to have it.

In this podcast interview, Dr. Brett Kinsler interviews Dr. Kevin Jardine who created the SpiderTech line of kinesiology tape. Best known for their pre-cut tape applications, SpiderTech is also a strong advocate in the education of chiropractors.

It was called House Bill 127 (HB 127) and with it, the New Mexico State Senate considered legislation to permit limited prescription drug rights to a group of “Advanced Practice” Chiropractors. The bill passed the house but not the full senate. The chiropractic formulary was to include some anti-inflammatories, a common muscle relaxer, and several other topical and internal substances. Proponents said this law would permit chiropractors to help with the drastic shortage of PCP’s in NM and also help patients reduce their medication usage. Opponents said this law flew in the face of our chiropractic forefathers who fought hard to preserve our drugless profession.

A blog article on this topic on the RochesterChiro blog attracted some heated debate and strong opinion. For more depth on this issue, podcast host Dr. Brett Kinsler contacted two people who testified at the hearings in New Mexico concerning this bill:  Dr. James Winterstein, president of National University of Health Sciences and Dr. Gerry Clum, recently retired president of Life College of Chiropractic West.

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