By Terry A. Rondberg Question: What’s wrong with the statement, “Chiropractic is a safe, effective, drug-free alternative to medical treatment”? Answer: It’s no longer true. For the first 100+ years, DCs could all honestly state this was what they offered. Safe. Drug-free. Alternative. Sadly, despite many decades of hard work and devotion to the principles [...]
By Terry A. Rondberg Increasingly, chiropractors and other wellness professionals are called upon to help patients and clients lose weight. Obesity is a huge problem in our society and the medical approach is not only dangerous, but it doesn’t work. Neither does will power, according to a recent study led in Australia by the Monash [...]
By Terry A. Rondberg Being the target of a malpractice lawsuit doesn’t necessarily indicate incompetence or unprofessional behavior for any individual practitioner. Too many lawsuits are filed because of ignorance, lack of understanding, inaccurate expectations, unrelated personality conflicts, arguments over billing, and — sadly — greed. Still, in general, the number of malpractice lawsuits filed [...]
One of the staff members of the newspaper I founded and publish, The Chiropractic Journal, gave birth to a healthy son last month. We all cheered the occasion, knowing that this child will grow up in a world that has discovered the true meaning of health and wellness. It’s incredible to think that the work [...]
By Terry A. Rondberg, DC A commentary published in the July 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) revealed that diagnostic errors are the single largest contributor to medical malpractice claims, accounting for about about 40% of all claims and costing approximately $300,000 per claim. The authors — Mark Graber, MD, [...]
