The prestigious “Science & Medicine” magazine published its first chiropractic article in the September / October 1999 issue. The article, written by Tedd Koren, D.C., was published in a series of articles the magazine called, “Complementary and Alternative Medicine.” The article itself covers a variety of issues in chiropractic from the history of chiropractic to the understanding of subluxation.
One of the more notable areas of the article was a portion that listed three of the “vitalistic” views held by chiropractors. These were listed as:
Perhaps one of the best portions of the article was when Dr. Koren listed the many types of problems people come to chiropractors for. After reciting this long list he summed the care up by saying, “It must be remembered that the purpose of the spinal adjustment is correction of the Vertebral Subluxation Complex, not the treatment of these various disorders.” Dr. Koren concludes by quoting the founder of chiropractic, Dr. D.D. Palmer, “Pressure on nerves causes irritation and tension with deranged functions as a result. Why not release the pressure? Why not adjust causes instead of treating effects? Why not?”
