News
Simple but ‘brilliant’ life philosophy in one Latin phrase
Sublata causa tollitur effectus is simple, succinct and, in my opinion, brilliant. It nicely sums up the chiropractic…
Thomas Lamar
Business
Adjustments on a plane; saving lives at high altitude | Spinal Column
On a flight home, chiropractor Kevin Donka settled into his seat. Behind him was a mother with her…
Business
Don’t wait for ‘pain radar’ to detect health issues | Spinal Column
If you are waiting for pain to dictate how often you should see your chiropractor — or whether…
Business
Tips on catching a cold, destroying the immune system | Spinal Column
I recently posed the following question to my patients: Suppose, for a moment, that you had to catch…
Business
Life energy gives us ability to heal | Spinal Column
“If you cut a piece of steak, put iodine and a bandage on it and even give it…
Business
Selecting the right label — or not — for your health | Spinal Column
Every day in the practice of medicine, doctors prescribe their patients “off-label” medications.
Life
Healthy body could mean better fertility | Spinal Column
“My husband and I are having difficulty conceiving ... can chiropractic help?”
Business
Do your best to live fully until the candle burns out | Spinal Column
“Most people die at 60, but are buried at 90.” I ran across this quote from late fitness…
Business
Being healthy takes more than a few adjustments | Spinal Column
My patients were stunned. Surely this was a heretical chiropractic proclamation.
Business
Make sure your body is a ‘safety pin’ of health | Spinal Column
The safety pin. It’s been around for more than 150 years and has seemingly endless uses, not the…
News
Bathroom wall scribes lead to understanding ‘the message’ | Spinal Column
“Deliver your message to Garcia” is hardly what you’d expect to read on a bathroom wall...
News
Remembering the forgotten Seattle College of Chiropractic | Spinal Column
A chiropractic college in Seattle? Bizarre. That’s what I first thought when I heard about it.
Life
Join the movement, choose a healthier lifestyle | Spinal Column
Twinkies are now back on supermarket shelves, and their new owner (who also owns Pabst Blue Ribbon beer)…
Life
Overcoming the fear of staying silent | Spinal Column
“Fear lives in our beliefs.” That’s what Dr. David Jackson communicated to an assembly of chiropractors — of…
Opinion
The doctoring of health care in America | Spinal Column
His movie is entitled “Doctored.” And the “them” he was referring to is Political Medicine. “It’s time for…
Life
Appreciate the human body’s ability to heal | Spinal Column
While I’ll be the first to agree that the advent of Web 2.0 and its ensuing social media…
News
A reminder to appreciate body’s ability to heal | Spinal Column
While I’ll be the first to agree that the advent of Web 2.0 and its ensuing social media…
Life
We get a visit from a Harvey Lillard lookalike | Spinal Column
I have many a tale to tell from behind our Spinal Column Radio microphones. In the past, I’ve…
Life
Robbing pens and chiropractic misconceptions | Spinal Column
Imagine a bank robber wearing the stereotypical burglar garb. The safe stands open with bags of money piled…
Life
Remembering chiropractic’s first patient in graveside interview | Spinal Column
I’m always on the lookout to break from the confines of my studio to record another episode of…