It takes more than schooling and a degree. It takes a mental attitude and strength of character. We need more professionals in our profession. A Thought on Insurance Insurance companies do not pay for the correction of vertebral subluxation because they, in and of themselves, are detrimental to the body's well being. They pay for the correction of vertebral subluxation only when it can be shown that the subluxation is associated with some medical problem.
Many chiropractors associate vertebral subluxations with medical entities as their cause.
Straight chiropractic does not associate vertebral subluxation with a medical entity. Medicine has been able to alter the environmental factors just enough to make an appreciable difference in the disease. They can put fluoride in the water and reduce tooth decay. Their shortcoming is in believing that this ability to alter the environment is in any way related to health. This should be another indication to us as chiropractors of how far apart and unrelated the two concepts of health and disease are.