TECHNIQUE
The Doctor of the Future
Stephan P. Ediss, DC, PAK, FIACA Reprinted with permission from THE AMERICAN CHIROPRACTOR July 2023 issue. To claim your free subscription of THE AMERICAN CHIROPRACTOR go to:
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TO QUOTE THOMAS EDISON, “The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.”
These words are true about today’s healthcare society. As chiropractors, we have noticed a larger influx of interest from patients to help them with their various health issues beyond manipulative therapy. Now, as we consider the triad of health (chemistry,
nervous system (the spinal cord and the brain) is the hard drive of your body. All proprioceptive qualities (pain, vibration, temperature differentiation, and joint position) act as software, gathering information and delivering it to the hard drive from the periphery. The hard drive then interprets the input it receives and sends appropriate responses back to the body.
emotions, and structure),
we are fulfilling the prophetic statement made by Thomas Edison. With this in mind, let’s look at where modern science and research have brought our industry today in consideration of biomechanical function and chemistry.
While focusing more on subluxations and their effects on efferent nervous system output, chiropractors can easily skip over neurologic proprioceptive afferent input and chemistry balance. A simple metaphor to explain this dynamic is that the central
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The original explanation of this dynamic was first explained in a research paper by Richard Belli, DC, DACNB (page 118), “The Deep Tendon Reflex as a Functional Neurologic Analysis and Treatment Tool,” found in Applied Kinesiology Synopsis, Second Edition
by David Walther. In his paper, Dr. Belli discussed the use of deep tendon reflex (DTR) stimulation to reset dysfunctional proprioceptive relationship between the periphery to the central nervous system.
The net effect of a DTR reset technique is to improve afferent and efferent communication. DTR stimulation can have a profound effect on the patient’s nervous system, musculo- skeletal system, organs, glands, emotions, etc. The result of making these
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