The attempt to clone physicians is on the rise. In addition, such cloning has for decades been reinforced in chiropractic as a principle by a minority who demand that their personal interpretation of the philosophy of B. J. Palmer of the 1920s be followed to the letter in the year 2000 despite what the founder of chiropractic, D. D. Palmer, postulated or what current science has established as the rationale of chiropractic. The common goal is homeostasis. Thus, any method that aids the achievement of this goal is in harmony with the basic premise of chiropractic. Standardization in the case management process therefore is illogical if it is an attempt to establish bounds for sagacious thinking and action.
History shows that many eclectic procedures of today become the orthodoxy of tomorrow.
It was only learned in the 1970s why aspirin relieved headache, yet it had been used for this purpose for over a century. Anecdotal evidence has always been popular in health care because so often it is the only deposition available. The primary purpose of my writings is to provide the chiropractic physician and advanced student a reference to successful therapeutic protocols. Obviously, there is no need to refer to any manual if the doctor is confident that he can treat a particular disorder efficiently, and the patient responds in a satisfactory manner. Even with successful cases, however, the reader may find that future clinical planning and approaches can be enhanced by the suggestions described.