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.
| Digital ExclusiveWorld's Largest Reproduction of Human Vertebrae?
To celebrate chiropractic's centenary, Ari Diskin, DC, of Melbourne, Australia, commissioned the construction of two vertebrae (approximately 15,000 times larger than life) for display outside his practice. The vertebrae are constructed of plaster, coated with fiberglass, weighing in at 1,000 lbs. The two bones measure 5' wide x 5' deep x 4' high, and sit atop a stand. The sculpture also simulates spinal nerves, one with a steady flashing yellow light (healthy nerve), and one with an intermittent flashing red light (irritated nerve).