[originally published in KCN, August 2001 / cartoon provided by TomLamarCartoon.com]
Do you believe in chiropractic?
I don’t.
Oftentimes I’ll encounter a new patient who will cut me short of my explanation on chiropractic by interjecting, “Don’t worry Doc. No need to explain. I believe in chiropractic.”
Believe in chiropractic? The idea of having to believe in chiropractic just doesn’t sit right with me. Nobody ever talks about believing in medicine. Chiropractic is not a belief system that you have to subscribe to or take stock in for it to work, nor is it akin to the rank and file of the Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, or Leprechaun. No, chiropractic works just fine on its own, ruby slippers or not. I don’t believe in chiropractic, I know in it.