Dr. Larry Webster Will Be Remembered
Dear Editor:
Dr. Larry Webster was one of my favorite teachers at Life Chiropractic College. He touched so many lives through his teaching and his inventions. Each doctor came away from his pediatric classes and lectures with excellent tools to help the children of the world. These tools and techniques will be passed on through many generations.
Dr. Larry Webster will be missed. But he is not gone.
Geri Kristapiazzi, DC
Orange City, Florida
e-mail: krista@n-jcenter.com
Dear Editor:
I enjoyed your recent "Report of Findings" column concerning the Internet. I use both AOL and Mindspring and find them both useful. My family enjoys the programs and ease of AOL and I use Mindspring as an Internet WWW provider, they are always available and helpful. Please alert your readers of a free service I provide my students at Life College, as well as DCs throughout the country. I send a regular e-mail concerning philosophy, marketing and public relations every other week. This is especially useful to the new DCs or doctors wishing to activate their office again. They can receive these e-mails by sending me a request at joel3639@aol.com
Joel Margolies, DC
Tucker, Georgia
Dear Editor:
In the recent issue of DC you mention and "rate" many ISPs. You left out one of the best and most reliable services, Prodigy Internet. Prodigy Internet is a separate service from the "classic" Prodigy service and has all of the features and pricing of any other ISP. It also boasts more original content than any other ISP and is growing daily. Please take a look at the service and include it in your reviews. Prodigy Internet is a better ISP service than the ones that you've recommended. You can download the software to take a free two month look at: [url=http://www.prodigy.com/]http://www.prodigy.com/[/url] Andrew Bayuk, DC Milford, Connecticut e-mail: The_Guardian@prodigy.com
Dear Editor:
I recently read the letter concerning Rush Limbaugh as a promoter of chiropractic by Dr. Russell Gibbons. I also read the original column by Dr. Wilk. I take issue with Dr. Gibbons. I am a very serious listener to the Rush Limbaugh program and have been for approximately five years. Listening to Rush Limbaugh is like getting a crisp, cool breath of fresh air after having been stuck in a small room filled with cigarette smoke. He is a thoughtful and thought provoking in addition to being a very insightful commentator. I believe Dr. Gibbons is mistaking Rush's talent for a general dislike of his conservative message. It is a sheer pleasure to hear a man with a powerful, positive message delivered in a clear concise way.
I laughed in amazement at the idea that Rush Limbaugh has a goal of unfettered and unregulated corporate profit making at the expense of the public. This idea is literally out of "left field."
As for Dr. Wilk's idea, I say go for it. You have my vote of confidence!
Rich Roth, DC
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
E-Mail: richroth@linknet.net
Dear Editor:
I wish to compliment Dr. Sportelli on his publication of a writer's response to his question of why chiropractic gets such bad press.
We hear a lot about the bad media and especially bad press coverage concerning chiropractic. It would be nice to hear about the good press we get a little more often. Maybe then we would begin to be less antagonistic as a profession. I have a lot of new patients come to my office who have never been to a chiropractor. I find that most people are either not going to change no matter what is printed, or more likely have seen the bad press but have had friends or family who have had the great results we can produce and are willing to try it regardless of bad articles. For those who are already prejudiced, I smile and think, "It's your body. It's a good thing you want to live with the pain. It's nice that I'm not the one hurting." After all, how many DCs hear patients say they don't trust or ever want to go to MDs? It operates both ways. We just happen to be in the minority presently.
Sometimes good things are done and pass us by. We should take the time to acknowledge it when it happens. If more of us did that instead of writing such vitriolic letters, I believe it would help.
In the January 1997 Reader's Digest, read by millions of people worldwide, there is a two-page spread advertisement for the magazine's Internet browser. Of the hundreds of thousands of web sites the ad could have displayed, it states in large letters: "The Easiest Way to Find What You Need on the Web," and has a big red arrow pointing to the web page for Chiropractic/America. I think it's great. I don't know who to thank, but it would be great to say thanks to whoever did it.
Kenneth Rich, DC
Fremont, California
When sports chiropractors first appeared at the Olympic Games in the 1980s, it was alongside individual athletes who had experienced the benefits of chiropractic care in their training and recovery processes at home. Fast forward to Paris 2024, where chiropractic care was available in the polyclinic for all athletes, and the attitude has now evolved to recognize that “every athlete deserves access to sports chiropractic."
It is estimated that 61% of patients with CTS avoid taking surgical options due to postoperative complications and costly surgical procedures. Chiropractic care offers a comprehensive and effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, addressing the condition from multiple angles. Recent studies also have unveiled a game-changing adjunct to chiropractic treatments for CTS: nerve flossing.
Some doctors thrive in a personality-based clinic and have a loyal following no matter what services or equipment they offer, but for most chiropractic offices who are trying to grow and expand, new equipment purchases help us stay relevant and continue to service our client base in the best, most up-to-date manner possible. So, regarding equipment purchasing: should you lease, get a bank loan, or pay cash?
