The Vertebral Subluxation and the Brown Cow

Editor's note. This is the fifth installment of eight essays provided to me by Sanford Black, DC. Dr. Black was a 1947 graduate of the Palmer School of Chiropractic. He was a WWII Veteran and a Blair practitioner in Mineral Wells, Texas.

Chiropractic Philosophy

The modern Chiropractor that has a practice that is based one hundred percent on the Subluxation Complex has the most satisfying and also the very easiest of all categories of Chiropractic Practice. This statement is made without reservations or exceptions. There is one major objective; one supreme requirement; and also one absolute resultant. All else falls within the categories of Practice Management, Patient Management, Office Management, accounting procedure, practice growth procedures and Patient Education. These important procedures are taught in our Chiropractic Colleges and also in the many existent Seminars, but all are secondary to the three major concerns mentioned above.

The Primary or Major Objective in a Chiropractic Practice is the absolutely accurate location, analysis and adjustment of the vertebral subluxations. Many methods of analysis are available. Most Chiropractors use the methods that give them the most accurate analysis and the one that they have the most confidence in. Many Chiropractors have developed a routine of using more than one method in order to have a system of checks and balances to insure that their analysis is nearly one hundred percent correct at all times.

In my opinion, the Supreme Requirement in a Chiropractic Practice is, and must be, knowledge that Chiropractic Works in all patients at all times! Correction, by Chiropractic Adjustment, of the observed Vertebral Subluxations gives the Chiropractor faith, confidence and belief in himself, in his abilities, and , most important, in the Principles of Chiropractic.

The Absolute Resultant occurs with the successful vertebral adjustment. When the occlusion is no longer present the Innate can begin the recovery of the normal functions of the tissues affected. With his test results to tell him that the adjustment was successful, the Chiropractor is free to begin Case Management and Patient Management and to monitor the process of recovery. The absolute ideal would be that there was no further need for adjustments so that the Chiropractor could concentrate on patient care. Patients must be taught that further care and continued monitoring is absolutely essential for their maximum recovery. Patients should be also taught to be referral patients to their friends and family.

As the Chiropractor moves into the success mode, expecting and obtaining excellent results, he begins to realize and understand just how easy that his practice has become. Just like when the brown cow eats green grass and gives white milk.