et2008 Obviously you are well informed like most people who are anti-chiropractic. They have no idea what the educational requirements are to become one. Most chiropractors have college degrees prior to chiropractic college. My good friend Scott Banks, who is a chiropractor has a degree in ceramic engineering and helped design the space shuttle tiles. He also has a masters in nutrition. There are many chiros that are M.D.s. (Look up Scott Haldleman, Phd, M.D. D.C.) Others have degrees in other fields such as mechanical engineering. Many have degrees in physical therapy.As far as curing colds and such, I think you would be hard pressed to find a chiro that believed that.Most believe the more optimal your body is functioning the better you are in overcoming illness. Staying healthy requires a good diet, a good mental state of mind, avoiding exposure to toxins as well as other forms of physical and mental stress.If having your organs cut out and being injected with drugs is the way to better health; good luck with that.The AMA (a glorified trade union) was found guilty of conspiracy to eliminate chiropractic by creating rumors and undermining any attempts to improve chiropractic educational facilities; even blocking the acquisition for land by a chiropractor to be used for a free clinic to help mentally disabled children.As far as scientific studies see the new Zealand study, Canada’s Manga report and even studies done by United States HHS, all showing the efficacy and usually the superiority of chiropractic over other methods for the relief of back pain.
The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.
Thomas A. Edison
Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine (460-370 BC), described manipulative procedures in his monumental work known as the Corpus Hippocrateum. He wrote, “Get knowledge of the spine, for this is the requisite for many diseases.”
By the way, I’m one of those “quack” chiropractors. (You have to have a thick skin to do this job and follow the truth. The truth: The power that made the body heals the body.)
In my experience, the only “real doctors” with “real degrees” as you call them, are quacks who diagnose based on instructions from health insurance accountants.Nurses do the lion’s share of medical care in the US.
There are many professionally trained quacks from all fields out there. There are many Chiros that give relief from pain to those that medicine has given up. No, chiros can not cure colds or other ailments, but a properly aligned back can help many other hurts.Just as there is room for acupuncture in modern medicine, there is room for those that can align your skeleton
By the way I have a biology degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. My two best friends from Palmer College of Chiropractic, Hugh Cline and Jeff Teass, have degrees from William and Mary; not exactly a fly-by-night school.But no matter how much info I present to people such as yourself it is usually futile; like arguing about gun control or abortion.
Geeez! I wish you good guys would learn not to feed the creeps. Seriously, everything you have said is being ignored by the idiot because he in all his self-rightous glory KNOWS he’s right. Feh. Just move on, guys. It’s a waste of your energy better used elsewhere.
margueritem almost 12 years ago
She neglected to mention the Siamese aspect…
Linux0s almost 12 years ago
I bet this is co-pay.
rockngolfer almost 12 years ago
It’s Alex Sink’s grandfather, or grandfathers.
V-Beast almost 12 years ago
Those two never did see eye to eye.
jreckard almost 12 years ago
“I’ve got your back.’“No, I’ve got your back.”
They put their pants on two legs at a time.
LingeeWhiz almost 12 years ago
He is going to have to use a hacksaw.
NE1956 almost 12 years ago
NOT separated at birth.
J Short almost 12 years ago
et2008 Obviously you are well informed like most people who are anti-chiropractic. They have no idea what the educational requirements are to become one. Most chiropractors have college degrees prior to chiropractic college. My good friend Scott Banks, who is a chiropractor has a degree in ceramic engineering and helped design the space shuttle tiles. He also has a masters in nutrition. There are many chiros that are M.D.s. (Look up Scott Haldleman, Phd, M.D. D.C.) Others have degrees in other fields such as mechanical engineering. Many have degrees in physical therapy.As far as curing colds and such, I think you would be hard pressed to find a chiro that believed that.Most believe the more optimal your body is functioning the better you are in overcoming illness. Staying healthy requires a good diet, a good mental state of mind, avoiding exposure to toxins as well as other forms of physical and mental stress.If having your organs cut out and being injected with drugs is the way to better health; good luck with that.The AMA (a glorified trade union) was found guilty of conspiracy to eliminate chiropractic by creating rumors and undermining any attempts to improve chiropractic educational facilities; even blocking the acquisition for land by a chiropractor to be used for a free clinic to help mentally disabled children.As far as scientific studies see the new Zealand study, Canada’s Manga report and even studies done by United States HHS, all showing the efficacy and usually the superiority of chiropractic over other methods for the relief of back pain.
The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.
Thomas A. EdisonHippocrates, the Father of Medicine (460-370 BC), described manipulative procedures in his monumental work known as the Corpus Hippocrateum. He wrote, “Get knowledge of the spine, for this is the requisite for many diseases.”
By the way, I’m one of those “quack” chiropractors. (You have to have a thick skin to do this job and follow the truth. The truth: The power that made the body heals the body.)
J. Randall Short DC
corzak almost 12 years ago
In my experience, the only “real doctors” with “real degrees” as you call them, are quacks who diagnose based on instructions from health insurance accountants.Nurses do the lion’s share of medical care in the US.
route66paul almost 12 years ago
There are many professionally trained quacks from all fields out there. There are many Chiros that give relief from pain to those that medicine has given up. No, chiros can not cure colds or other ailments, but a properly aligned back can help many other hurts.Just as there is room for acupuncture in modern medicine, there is room for those that can align your skeleton
J Short almost 12 years ago
By the way I have a biology degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. My two best friends from Palmer College of Chiropractic, Hugh Cline and Jeff Teass, have degrees from William and Mary; not exactly a fly-by-night school.But no matter how much info I present to people such as yourself it is usually futile; like arguing about gun control or abortion.
J Short almost 12 years ago
Trillions of dollars are to be made by big pharma of they can keep you convinced that M.D.s are the way to better health.
J Short almost 12 years ago
Whewww! Now what was I going to originally say. Oh, yeah.
Better than head to head.
NE1956 almost 12 years ago
Geeez! I wish you good guys would learn not to feed the creeps. Seriously, everything you have said is being ignored by the idiot because he in all his self-rightous glory KNOWS he’s right. Feh. Just move on, guys. It’s a waste of your energy better used elsewhere.
jreckard almost 12 years ago
Re: last several ethernet bit-wasters …And here I thought today’s strip was just funny.
Casey Southards almost 12 years ago
Okay, that is funny. Back-to-back.
Popeyesforearm almost 12 years ago
good one
Tcassutt almost 12 years ago
I wonder where they did their pants shopping.
Popeyesforearm almost 12 years ago
That’s nothing. Wait ‘till you see what’s behind door number 2!
iced tea almost 12 years ago
♫♪♫♪I won’t back down! No, I won’t back down.♫♪♫♪
A Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song.
htownkev almost 12 years ago
I’ve got your back.
Big B almost 12 years ago
wonder how they got along