Thousands of years ago, prehistoric cave dwellers painted upon their walls to express themselves. Today's modern cave dwellers - the faceless millions who inhabit internet chat rooms and message boards - desire more immediate expression. Chatters are in such a hurry that spelling out complete words seems prehistoric. Chat room short-speak (dreadful acronyms) is omnipresent, with entire conversations being conducted on line with nary a complete word surfacing.
If you're confused about some of these acronyms, ChiroWeb has compiled a list and the meanings of the most often-used short speak. You can find our list at www.ChiroWeb.com/special/acronyms.html . The section also contains an e-mail link for submitting your own acronyms to the list.
When I graduated from chiropractic college in 1981 and started practice, I heard it all, and very little was positive. “You are a quack; you do not know what a subluxation is; you couldn’t get into a real health care program, so you chose the one that is slightly above a mail-order degree; you have no proof that chiropractic works; Are you really licensed?”, and so much more.
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A central challenge in creating our identity is that chiropractic is a method of care, not a technique or procedure. This is an important concept for us to promote. Our patients are treated with lifestyle modification, exercise, nutritional supplements, diet and a whole-body approach to accelerate the natural healing process. We are not simply CMT providers.
The results of a global survey released late last year (2023) unveiled some startling findings among medical and nursing students. The “Clinician of the Future: 2023 Education Edition” surveyed 2,212 students, of which 446 were in the United States, from 91 countries.
