Why People Don’t Understand Chiropractic
Today I want to share with you the truth about what happened to the chiropractic profession.
I’ve got a question for you…
Do you know anyone that doesn’t “believe” in chiropractic care? You know, the people that say things like…
“Chiropractors aren’t real doctors.”
“I don’t believe in chiropractors”
“I would never go to a chiropractor”
I’m sure you’ve heard these kinds of comments before. They may even be coming from family members, friend, or co-workers.
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Why People Think This Way
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Chances are pretty good that your opinion about chiropractic is favorable. If not, you probably wouldn’t be my patient.
But what about the people who are negative about chiropractic care. Have you ever wondered WHY these people feel this way?
After all, you know how beneficial chiropractic is…how safe it is…and how it makes you feel better and improve your health.
And even though chiropractic care is as popular as ever today, it wasn’t always that way.
So let’s go over what caused people to have a negative perception about chiropractic care.
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The Guilty Party: The AMA
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The story goes something like this:
Back in the 1940’s and the 1950’s, chiropractic care was gaining in popularity across the United States. And that was a big problem for the American Medical Association (AMA). You see, from a business perspective, the AMA viewed the chiropractic profession as a “threat” to the business of medicine. And the American Medical Association opposes all forms of health care that cuts into its profits.
So in 1963, a committee was formed within the AMA. It was called the committee on quackery. Their job? To “contain and eliminate” the profession of chiropractic.
Don’t believe me? Check this out.
In 1971, in a memo to the AMA Board of Trustees, Doyle Taylor wrote, “Your Committee has considered its prime mission to be the first containment of Chiropractic and ultimately the elimination of Chiropractic.”
Let’s keep going.
So this committee did three things in their efforts to destroy the chiropractic profession.
First, they made it illegal for medical doctors who were members of the AMA to work with chiropractors. If a medical doctor was found working with a chiropractor, they were kicked out of the American Medical Association.
The second thing that happened was new medical doctors were taught in medical school that chiropractors were unscientific quacks and you did not work with them.
The third thing that happened is for over 20 years this committee disseminated false information to the general public. They did it through the school systems, the press, through hospitals and doctors…you name it.
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The AMA Gets Sued
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In October of 1976, a chiropractor by the name of Dr. Chester Wilk, and 4 other chiropractors sued the American Medical Association.
To make a long story short, in 1987, following 11 years of legal action, the American Medical Association was found guilty. Judge Susan Getzedanner, in 1987, ruled that the AMA had engaged in an illegal conspiracy to destroy the chiropractic profession by engaging in “systematic, long-term wrong-doing with the long-term intent to destroy a licensed profession.” The AMA was ordered to cease and desist. Judge Getzedanner also ordered “a permanent injunction against the AMA, forcing them to print the court’s findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association.”
This decision was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1990.
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The Big Problem With All Of This
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So now that you know the truth about what happened to the chiropractic profession, do you see the big problem here?
Here it is:
The people that don’t believe in chiropractic care have a belief system that is based on a lie created by the American Medical Association.
This lie was PROVEN to be a lie at the Supreme Court level in our court system.
And because of this lie, there are now millions of people in our country that believe something that isn’t true.
Chiropractic has been a great profession THE ENTIRE TIME. And it will continue to be a great profession.
What’s worse is this: Think about the millions of people in our country that suffer needlessly every day because they don’t think chiropractic care is an option…because they were taught not to go to chiropractors.
Do you know how many people would be healthier and would feel better if they knew the truth and started going to a chiropractor? It would be millions.
So please do me a favor. If you know someone who “doesn’t believe” in chiropractic, forward this email to them. Gently tell them that what they were taught was a lie…and that chiropractic care is a great way to get healthy and stay healthy. It’s time to stop believing in lies and believing the truth.
Thanks so much for your attention. I hope you’ve learned a lot today.
I appreciate the opportunity to be your chiropractor and I look forward to seeing you soon in the office.
Have a great day,
Sincerely,
Dr. Marco Abanico