[originally published in KCN, June 2007]
Have you ever played the game Word Association? You know, the game where someone says a word, and then the next person responds with a word that has some sort of association with it. For example, if I said “dog,” you might say “cat.” If I said “chiropractic,” you might say “back pain” or “spine.” What you probably wouldn’t say is “blood pressure” — unless of course your name happens to be George Bakris, M.D.