Dr. Guy Riekeman, chancellor emeritus of Life University, has been an innovator, visionary and leader in the chiropractic profession for five decades. He pioneered patient education on video, built the largest management program of its time, and was the president / chancellor of the two largest chiropractic colleges. With his latest venture, My Lifestyle iQ (MLiQ), he has established himself as a leader in chiropractic remote patient management: the next advance in patient education and management of patient lifestyle behaviors, in conjunction with transforming health through chiropractic care and international education.
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.
