The importance of philosophy

For many people in the Chiropractic profession, Philosophy is a dirty word. It is not. Chiropractic philosophy is the most misunderstood aspect of our profession. It is so misunderstood because it is so simple. I know that sounds like a contradiction, how can something be so misunderstood when it is so simple? Because we take it for granted and then disregard it.

It is easy to take a statement like, "a subluxation that interferes with the mental impulse causes dis-ease in the body" and understand that if a bone is pressing on a nerve a patient has symptoms, even though that is not what was said. It is easy to misconstrue the meaning of mental impulse and substitute nerve impulse. It is easy to substitute disease for dis-ease. But all of these small steps lead you further and further away from the true Chiropractic philosophy which explains everything we do. Why we adjust, why the body responds the way it does (or appears not to) and why we need to look deeper into the inner workings of our philosophy, science and art.

Without the philosophy, the science and art lose their value and usefulness. Possibly most important of all, is that it is our philosophy that makes us separate and distinct as a healing art and allows us to be licensed. For this reason alone, every Chiropractor should be thankful for and embrace our unique and wonderful philosophy.

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