Tall, thin, and serious, the perfect ectomorph, he strode through the Middle Ages of chiropractic as a pioneer in philosophy, education, and licensure of straight chiropractic. He asked for no mercy, only justice. Faced with the choice of 90 days in Los Angeles County Jail for "practicing medicine without a license" or a pardon from the governor if he would accept a license as a "drugless practitioner" from the Board of Medical Examiners, he chose jail. Faced with a mandate by the Board of Chiropractic Examiners to increase the number of hours in his curriculum and to include instruction in diagnosis and physiotherapy, he preferred to sell the chiropractic college he had founded 40 years before, now the Cleveland Chiropractic College of Los Angeles. "B.J." would write of him in the Fountain Head News:
"No one can work with him ... he's just like the cow, gives a splendid full-to-the-brim bucket of the richest cream and then in a huff kicks it all over the desert and lets it go to waste, ... he won't let anybody help him think anything."
Yet, for all his cantankerousness, few in the profession have ever rivaled his contributions. Indeed, it may well have been his absolute faith in D.D. Palmer's principles which enabled him to accomplish so much:
Joseph C. Keating, Jr., Ph.D
Sunnyvale, 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?
