Art, Science, Philosophy and History of Physical Therapy

It is the belief of Physical Therapists that each human being is a uniquely organized and functioning combination of body, mind, and spirit. They believe that health is a state of complete physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. They believe that each individual is responsible for his or her own life and possesses the power to achieve an optimum state of health and empowering individuals to achieve this optimum state of health is the core purpose of health professionals. They believe that all human beings are deserving of interactions consistent with an inherent respect for their dignity and recognition of their unique cultural and social beliefs and values. Physical Therapy best supports these beliefs and is a profession dedicated to service, to people and society, and physical therapists practice in an artful, competent, compassionate, caring, legal and ethical manner. Physical therapists practice mindful of the art and science of their profession. Physical Therapists commit to lifelong learning and to searching for the evidence that supports and advances practice. Critical thinking, problem solving, intellectual perseverance and courage are all essential characteristics of the successful physical therapist. Physical Therapists are involved in health promotion, prevention, and rehabilitation of individuals and populations throughout their lifespan. Physical therapists diagnose movement dysfunctions based on skillful examination and evaluation regardless of the cause and provide skilled therapeutic intervention to foster improvement in physical functioning and maximizing overall quality of life. Physical Therapists provide the initial access into the health care system for persons with impairments and functional limitations amenable to physical therapy and engage in referral relationships with other health care professionals. Physical Therapist’s role also includes that of case manager, teacher, researcher, and consultant. [Courtesy of Samuel Merritt University website] Physical Therapy is a Science…it heals the sick and helps the suffering, and keeps the well from pain and suffering. Physical Therapy is an Art…through sensitized touch and deepened knowledge; it discovers and rehabilitates a malfunctioning body. Physical Therapy is a Philosophy…it believes that the life of man is an expression of infinite life. Physical Therapy is a Profession…it has a duty to perform in maintaining its code of ethics and an obligation to practice freely and unhindered for the good of all mankind. Physical Therapy is a Way of Life…it believes that every man has a right to health, a will to happiness, and a capacity to live fully and richly and in harmony with a Nature that is both creative and kind. [Adopted from “The Chiropractic Story” by Marcus Bach] Purpose: It is the purpose of a Physical Therapist to figure out which parts of the body are causing a person to suffer and to establish a rehabilitation program that, when completed, assists each person in performing his everyday activities in a more functional, successful, independent and pain free way. What is physical therapy? A physical therapist can improve a body’s ability to move and function, while also benefiting general fitness and health. Physical therapists are experts in “the science of healing and the art of caring.” The Science of Healing Patients and physicians are demanding the talents of physical therapists for conservative management of a wide variety of conditions. In many cases, patients are being sent to physical therapy instead of surgery. Physical therapists help people with orthopedic conditions such as low back pain or osteoporosis; joint and soft tissue injuries such as fractures and dislocations; neurologic conditions such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, or Parkinson’s disease; connective tissue injuries such as burns or wounds; cardiopulmonary and circulatory conditions such as congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and workplace injuries including repetitive stress disorders and sports injuries. Physical therapists practice in a variety of settings, including hospitals, private practices, outpatient clinics, home health agencies, schools, sports and fitness facilities, work settings, and nursing homes. Some physical therapists seek advanced certification in a clinical specialty, such as orthopedic, neurologic, cardiovascular and pulmonary, pediatric, geriatric, sports physical therapy, or electrophysiological testing and measurement. The Art of Caring The individualized, “hands on” approach that characterizes physical therapist care is highly valued by patients. When a physical therapist sees a patient for the first time, he or she examines that individual and develops a plan of care that promotes the ability to move, reduces pain, restores function, and prevents disability. The physical therapist and the patient then work side-by-side to make sure that the goals of the treatment plan are met. Therapeutic exercise and functional training are the cornerstones of physical therapist treatment. Depending on the particular needs of a patient, physical therapists may “manipulate” a joint (that is, perform certain types of passive movements at the end of the patient’s range of motion) or massage a muscle to promote proper movement and function. Physical therapists may use other techniques such as electrotherapy, ultrasound (high-frequency waves that produce heat), hot packs, and ice in addition to other treatments when appropriate. Physical therapists will also work with individuals to prevent loss of mobility by developing fitness and wellness oriented programs for healthier and more active lifestyles. It is important to know that physical therapy can be provided only by qualified physical therapists or by physical therapist assistants working under the supervision of a physical therapist. [Description provided by the American Physical Therapy Association] History of Physical Therapy Physicians like Hippocrates and later Galen are believed to have been the first practitioners of physical therapy, advocating massage, manual therapy techniques and hydrotherapy to treat people in 460 B.C. The earliest documented origins of actual physical therapy as a professional group date back to Per Henrik Ling “Father of Swedish Gymnastics” who founded the Royal Central Institute of Gymnastics (RCIG) in 1813 for massage, manipulation, and exercise. In 1887, PTs were given official registration by Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare. Other countries soon followed. In 1894 four nurses in Great Britain formed the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. The School of Physiotherapy at the University of Otago in New Zealand in 1913, and the United States’ 1914 Reed College in Portland, Oregon, which graduated “reconstruction aides.” Research catalyzed the physical therapy movement. The first physical therapy research was published in the United States in March 1921 in The PT Review. In the same year, Mary McMillan organized the Physical Therapy Association (now called the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)). In 1924, the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation promoted the field by touting physical therapy as a treatment for Polio. Treatment through the 1940s primarily consisted of exercise, massage, and traction. Manipulative procedures to the spine and extremity joints began to be practiced, especially in the British Commonwealth countries, in the early 1950s. Later that decade, physical therapists started to move beyond hospital based practice, to outpatient orthopedic clinics, public schools, college/universities, geriatric settings (skilled nursing facilities), rehabilitation centers, hospitals, and medical centers. Specialization for physical therapy in the U.S. occurred in 1974, with the Orthopedic Section of the APTA being formed for those physical therapists specializing in Orthopedics. In the same year, the International Federation of Orthopedic Manipulative Therapy was formed, which has played an important role in advancing manual therapy worldwide ever since. What is the difference between a Physical Therapist and an Occupational Therapist? The Physical Therapist provides services aimed at preventing the onset and/or slowing the progression of conditions resulting from injury, disease, and other causes. The Physical Therapist provides these services to people of all ages who have functional conditions resulting from back and neck injuries, sprains/strains and fractures, arthritis, burns, amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, birth defects such as cerebral palsy and spina bifida, injuries related to work and sports, and others. Occupational Therapists work with patients who are stroke victims and the like, to teach them how to dress and feed themselves, and generally live independently. OT’s are in the business of re-teaching people basic skills, some fine motor skills, etc. For people who have suffered strokes or other completely debilitating injuries, just strengthening the muscle isn’t always good enough. A lot of people lose their most basic abilities, like tying shoelaces or turning a doorknob, and it’s up to OT’s and OTA’s to re-teach them those skills. What Is Occupational Therapy? Technically, it is defined by the American Occupational Therapy Association executive board (1976) as: “The therapeutic use of work, self-care, and play activities to increase development and prevent disability. It may include adaptation of task or environment to achieve maximum independence and to enhance the quality of life.” First, let’s focus on the word “occupation”, the dictionary definition of occupation is, “that which chiefly engages one’s time, trade, profession, or business.” One’s occupation can therefore be defined as the way in which we occupy our time. Thus, our time is divided into three categories of activities in which we take part daily: • Self-Care: sleeping, eating, grooming, dressing, and toileting • Work: effort that is exerted to do or make something, or perform a task • Leisure: free, unoccupied time in which one chooses to do something they enjoy (i.e., hobby, TV, socializing, sports, “chill out”, read, write, listen to music, travel, etc.) If you read these very carefully, you will see that any task or use of our time during the day fits into one of these three categories. This is critical to understand as our basis for the meaning of the term “occupation”. It IS how we spend our time; whether paid or unpaid, restful or fun, obligation or choice and that which fulfills us, gives us purpose, and allows us to interact with, be productive, and function in the world around us to the best of our ability. Here is where the “therapy” comes in: If, at any point in our lives (whether present at birth or onset at a later time), illness, injury or disability prevents us from effectively or independently functioning in one or more “occupational” areas, then it is the job of Occupational Therapy to provide intervention which will help you regain function, maintain level of functioning, or make accommodations for any deficits you may be experiencing. The History of Occupational Therapy Looking at the history of Occupational Therapy allows us to see its relationship to Physical Therapy. I feel that these two professions share an interesting history. Many people believe that Occupational Therapy is a new profession. As you will see, this is not so. Its development is woven into the fabric of human existence; as, “occupation” has been central to our survival since the beginning of time. Many different ideas have been presented throughout history concerning; who should work, what type of work should be performed, what is considered to be “work”, who should play, and when the “playing” should begin and end. Health and occupation have evolved to become intertwined, after all, when health suffers, so too does the ability to perform an “occupation” and take part in daily activities. In the 1700’s, during the “Age of Enlightenment”, Occupational Therapy began to emerge. It was during this period that revolutionary ideas were evolving regarding the “infirmed” and mentally ill. At that time in history, the mentally ill were treated like prisoners; locked up, chained, drugged and considered to be a danger to society. It wasn’t until two gentlemen; Philippe Pinel (a French physician, philosopher, and scholar) and William Tuke (an English Quaker) started to challenge society’s beliefs about the mentally ill, that a new understanding, philosophy and treatment would emerge. In 1793, Philippe Pinel began what was then called “Moral Treatment and Occupation”, as an approach to treating people with mental illness. He firmly believed that moral treatment meant treating one’s emotions. This Moral Treatment Movement then began to define occupation as “man’s goal directed use of time, energy, interests, and attention”. Treatment for the mentally ill thus became based on purposeful daily activities. Pinel began advocating for, and using, literature, music, physical exercise, and work as a way to “heal” emotional stress, thereby improving one’s ability to perform activities of daily living. Around the same time, William Tuke was also trying to challenge society’s beliefs about how the mentally ill should be treated. He too was disgusted by the way patients were treated and the horrendous conditions they had to endure in the insane asylums. Tuke therefore developed many principles that would advocate “moral treatment” for the mentally ill. His basic premise which underlined these principles was to treat these people with “consideration and kindness” Tuke felt occupations, religion (which helped bring in the concept of family), and purposeful activities should be prescribed in order to maximize function and minimize the symptoms of the patient’s mental illness. Tuke then became a unique and positive influence when he founded a retreat center in England based on some of the same ideas. He encouraged patients to learn and grow by engaging them in a variety of employment or “amusements” (what we now call leisure activities) that were best adapted to their level of functioning and interests. Well, 1840-1860 were the “golden years” for the application of Moral Treatment and Occupation in American hospitals. It was during this time that the benefits of arts and crafts began to be noticed. Arts and crafts thus became a highly used activity to promote both relaxation and feelings of being productive, at the same time. A whole new approach was just about to emerge! Unfortunately, during the 19th century, in the U.S., moral treatment almost became extinct in the chaos and aftermath of the Civil War. It became less of a priority and there seemed to be no one to carry on the ideas and insightful philosophies from Tuke and Pinel. Luckily, a nurse by the name of Susan Tracy came along just in time (in the early 1900’s)! She successfully brought back the use of “occupation” with the mentally ill. She began to specialize in this field and even initiated educating student nurses on the therapeutic use of activities as part of treatment. Tracy coined the term “Occupational Nurse” for those she successfully trained in this specialty. In 1914, two people began a series of correspondences concerning the founding of an organization for individuals interested in “Occupation Work” (as Occupational Therapy was originally known until this time). George E. Barton, an architect, contacted Dr. William R. Dunton, Jr. because he was interested in learning about the response of the human body to the therapeutics of occupation. On March 15, 1917, the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy (NSPOT) was founded. This organization flourished through the 1920’s and 1930’s until the Great Depression. It was during this time that Occupational Therapy became more closely related to and aligned with organized medicine, thus creating a more “scientific approach” to this field of study. It is also this organization that would later be known as the American Occupational Therapy Association of today. Following the Great Depression, however, it was difficult to find therapists due to low budgets and poor staffing of clinics. Then World War II necessitated the use of every available therapist possible! It was this time that Occupational Therapists were called on to develop programs and treat injured soldiers, of which there were too many! From the 1940’s through the 1960’s, the “Rehabilitation Movement” was in full force. With the thousands of injured soldiers (physically and mentally) returning home from the war, there was a surge in the demand for Occupational Therapists (or, OT’s as they now call themselves). At this point, OT’s were not only treating the mentally ill who were already institutionalized, but began treating physical disabilities due to the injuries sustained in battle. Besides the mentally ill, the injured war veterans, OT’s also became called upon to treat an ever increasing number of survivors of “modern medicine’s miracles”. Now OT’s hit physical disabilities at high speed with the aforementioned, PLUS survivors of spinal cord injuries, amputations, traumatic brain injuries, and cerebral palsy. In 1947 “The journal, Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation” and the first major textbook, “Willard & Spackman’s Principles of Occupational Therapy”, were finally published. Occupational Therapists achieved military status. This recognition provided other opportunities to gain financial support from the federal government for the education of OT personnel, and it provided leadership training skills for members of the American Occupational Therapy Association. In 1956 The Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) position was created to alleviate the demand for OT’s who were required to attend 4-6 years of schooling. The COTA required only minimal training and was utilized as an assisting body and aide. The field of Occupational Therapy kept growing. During the 1960’s, as medicine became “specialized”, so did OT. Occupational Therapists were also called upon and qualified to treat in the fields of pediatrics and developmental disabilities. And, with de-institutionalization came an even greater need to help mentally ill, physically infirmed, and developmentally challenged individuals become independent and productive members of society. It was Occupational Therapists that could easily fill this role, and the surge for competently educated therapists was on. In 1965, under the amendments to the Social Security Acts, Medicare now covered inpatient occupational therapy services. In 1975, The Education of the Handicapped Act was passed and Occupational Therapy was included in the schools as a “Related Service”. During the 1980’s and 1990’s, Occupational Therapy began to focus more on a person’s quality of life, thus becoming more involved in education, prevention, screenings, and health maintenance. Goals of occupational therapy could now focus on prevention, quality, and maintaining independence. Today, occupation is the main focus of the profession. It is certainly an ever-evolving and dynamically moving profession. You will find Occupational Therapists working in a variety of settings with several different age groups and disabilities. Anyone with a physical, emotional, or developmental deficit can be referred by his/her physician, school, or parent for any one of the following reasons: prematurity, birth defect, spina bifida, attention deficit disorder, developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy, sensory dysfunction, autism, hyperactivity, down syndrome, amputation, stroke, arthritis, burns, head injury, dementia, diabetes, or cardiac conditions. Occupational Therapy is a product of, and dependent on, a social environment that values the individual and believes that each person has the capacity to act on his/her own behalf to achieve a better state of health through occupation.

The Truth about the Power that Heals the Body

The Truth

“We Chiropractors work with the subtle substance of the soul.  We release
the prisoned impulse, the tiny rivulet of force, that emanates from the
mind and flows over the nerves to the cells and stirs them into life.  We
deal with the magic power that transforms a common food into living,
loving, thinking clay; that robes the earth with beauty, and hues and
scents the flowers with the glory of the air.

In the dim, dark, distant long ago, when the sun first bowed to the
morning star, this power spoke and there was life; it quickened the slime
of the sea and the dust of the earth and drove the cell to union with its
fellows in countless living forms.  Through aeons of time it finned the fish
and winged the bird and fanged the beast.  Endlessly it worked, evolving
its form until it produced the crowning glory of them all.  With tireless
energy it blows the bubble of each individual life and then silently,
relentlessly dissolves the form, and absorbs the spirit into itself again.

And yet you ask, “Can Chiropractic cure appendicitis or the flu?”  Have
you more faith in a knife or a spoonful of medicine than in the power that
animates the living world?

                                     –B.J. Palmer, D.C., Ph.C.

In my last article I quoted the definition of Innate Intelligence. B.J. Palmer also expressed the following description of Innate Intelligence in his book “The Science of Chiropractic,” 1906. This material is not for you to educate your patients with but for you to get a full understanding of the power that you are releasing by adjusting the skeletal frame of the human body:

“Man is a dual entity. He is composed of the mortal and immortal—the everlasting—that which always existed, and always will.”

“The Innate Intelligence, known by the names, soul, spirit, nature, instinct, subconscious mind and intuition, has the duplicate senses in Educated Intelligence.”

 ”Innate has its own consciousness; it is not dependent upon the body for its existence, any more than we are on the house that we live in; its immortality, its external existence, does not rely upon the life of the body it inhabits. It is invincible, cannot be overcome by material changes. It is invulnerable, and not subject to wounds or injuries.”

“Innate is not the mind, the thinking quality with which we are familiar. The functions of the brain, upon which the mind depends for outward expressions, are like other functions, under the control of Innate. It is behind thot and expresses itself by that means. It can set aside for consideration, the sensations, emotions, passions, desires, or any other mental phenomena, or physiological functions, and thereby receive educational impressions through it.”

“Innate is self-existent, remains unchanged, is not a part of mental or physical manifestation; but instead controls these, when not hindered by diseased conditions, caused by displacements of the skeletal frame.”

“The life, of which we are acquainted, is of the physical which exists as long as Innate occupies the body. To be able to perform the functions of the body, is to live.”

“Disease consists in deranged functions. Functions may become so extremely abnormal, that Innate cannot maintain control, making the body untenable. The dissolution, we call death.”

I’ve also taken parts of a chapter in a book by Ralph O’Day entitled “Real I Zation” dated 1943 because he gives a good description of the power that you are releasing during an adjustment of a patient. I’ve edited these paragraphs so they align with what B.J. Palmer has stated above.

“Science defines energy as an inherent capacity for work, a potential force. It says that force is that same energy in action; or the activity of energy. It further states that power is force applied to objects with the purpose of moving or changing them. Scientists differentiate the ideas of energy, force and power, and in this fine distinction, we find a clue to the understanding of Innate Intelligence. What science calls the one, source of universal energy, we simply call in the individual, Innate Intelligence.”

“But energy is not force, unless, or until, it is set into motion. It is potential, at rest, until released. Waterfall, wind, gravitation, and earthquake, are examples of force, which is energy in action. Force is destructive, unless controlled and directed by intelligence. When the force of moving water, or of electricity, is controlled and directed by engineers, it becomes power. Power is simply applied or directed force.”

“Electricity will rush over any wire available, toasting a piece of bread for your pleasure, or electrocuting you with equal abandon. When intelligence and will are used in connection with force, it is directed into constructive and helpful channels. When no understanding, no will-power, no faith, nor other faulty guides force, it is blind and destructive. That is because it is impersonal. Sunshine and rain fall equally “on the just and the unjust.” Gravitation, electricity or water operates unfailingly to bless or to destroy either the saint or the sinner.”

“Innate Intelligence is a potential energy source; but energy must be set free, to work. Then it is force, which may be either constructive or destructive. Force either builds up or tears down—more often tears down. But when the Chiropractor who understands the activity of Innate Intelligence, and releases it by removing nerve interference, that force becomes “the power to heal.”

“What power causes the suns and planets to mover in their orbits? Spirit, the only power there is. What power lifts your little finger? Spirit, the only power there is. What force sweeps through the forest, leaving only charred ashes behind? Spirit, of course, for that is the only force. But, in that case, it was not directed by intelligent will to a constructive end.”

“What force can be blocked within the body resulting in the destruction of the cells and tissues? Why Spirit, of course, for that is the only force there is. But, in that case, it is not directed by will or understanding, or even faith. When you know that the same force directing the course of all the stars in the heavens is the force that moves the blood through your body; digests your food; breathes in your lungs; and that it can be directed, controlled, and made to work perfectly, you are coming near to the truth.”

“Innate Intelligence, the totality of energy, force, and power, manifests itself in many ways. It builds up and it tears down, to prepare for new and better forms. That is why the whole universe is constantly changing. Everything is in a state of flux. Everything is becoming something new and better. This constant change is always toward improvement. It is controlled, or can be controlled, by Innate Intelligence; therefore it is not to be feared when this is understood.”

“We can intelligently direct the power of Spirit to every part of our bodies, and to every condition in our affairs, just as we direct water through pipes, or electric power through wires. We can do this when we understand the nature of Spirit as the Dynamic of the universe.”

“Here we begin to get a clue to the working of Spirit or Innate Intelligence in healing the human body. The density of bodies is in direct ratio to their vibration rate, the faster the vibration rate, the less dense the body, because the space is greater between the electrons composing it. When a man is sick or unhappy he says he is feeling ‘low’, which is fact, for his body vibration is slow, and his density and weight are increased. You even hear folks complain of ‘heaviness’, which again is true for them at the time. The principle has been explained by Professor Einstein, who claims that a fast moving object, a bullet, for example, weighs less when in motion than when at rest. This body, which we have thought to be a dense, physical object, may be just that, under certain conditions, when the atoms making it up are moving slowly.”

“Take heart. Have no fear. All things and conditions in your environment are of much lower vibration than you. You can cut through them when you know that all the powerful machinery of the universe is back of you; that you are here for the special purpose of handling the situations confronting you; and that you have been tempered and sharpened to the highest degree in order to do the job.”

So deliver your adjustments to your patients and speed up their vibrations. Lift up their awareness so they can laugh and buzz right through every condition they meet. You can not fail as a Chiropractor, when you realize you are releasing a universal power in the human body called Innate Intelligence.

Chiropractic Philosophy: Summary

Innate Intelligence is the term applied to the life within the body.We might say it is that which constitutes “You.” (The Philosophy of Chiropractic by B.J. Palmer 1922).

Universal Intelligence which stands as the primal Creator of all other things existent, and which is, in itself, self-existent; from which emanate or issue, Matter, Energy, Time and Space, is the first consideration. (Dr. Joy Logan, Chair of Philosophy, Palmer School of Chiropractic, 1908.)

Basic Principle of Chiropractic: That man is spiritual in nature and if you remove nerve interference the body will heal itself naturally without drugs.

Morally, Chiropractors are duty bound to help humanity physically. Religiously, they are required to render spiritual service to God, the Universal Intelligence, by relieving mankind of their fetters, adjusting the tension frame of the nervous system, the physical lines of communication to and from the spirit. By correcting the skeletal frame, the spirit is permitted to assume normal control, and produce normal expression. (D.D. Palmer, Science of Chiropractic, 1910.)

The world is indoctrinated in medicine. People are conceived and born in a medicine cabinet. They grow up in a drugstore. Their priests and their tin gods are the AMA. They have been brain-washed, hypnotized, mesmerized and drugged to believe their life-force comes from Outside-In.

Chiropractic must unbrainwash the public and demonstrate that health comes from Inside-Out.

But first we must un-brainwash the chiropractor, too many of whom have themselves not caught the idea that the vertebral adjustment releases Innate, works in harmony with Innate, becomes a partner with Innate in effecting the cure.  (B.J. Palmer, D.C., Ph.C.)

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Easy Weight Loss

Dr. Harvey Fish, D.C. gave me a great health book entitled “Traci’s Transformational Health Principles” by Traci J. Sellers. www.bestfoodist.com.

I followed just the one principle about fruit and lost 8 pounds in two months without even breaking a sweat! And the weight is staying off.

           ”In some recent fad diets, fruit has had a lot of negative press, mostly because of its sugar/carbohydrate content or acidity. I would just like to confirm your suspicion that fruit is in fact good-for-you, and was all along.”

 

           “Advertising for new beverages now claim to have “less sugar than juice” Don’t be taken in… not all ‘sugars’ were created equal.”

              “The sugars found in fruit are in the form of sucrose and fructose and by the magic of the enzymes fruit contains, the moment you begin to chew it, these sugars are converted to glucose. This puts the sugars from fruit into a whole different category from other sugars. The #1 fuel for our bodies is glucose, and any other fuel we consume will be converted to glucose before the body uses it.”

 

“When we consume fruit, and get glucose that is bound up together with the minerals and vitamins, water, fiber and enzymes all together, then the glucose is used synergistically to nourish our cells, and doesn’t contribute to weight issues nor does it feed yeasts or Candida, nor does it acidify the bloodstream. When ripe, raw fruit is eaten, the enzymes in the fruit get those fruit sugars into the cells within a few minutes and there is no danger of any blood-sugar troubles.”

 

“In addition, even though a lot of fruits contain acid, as they are assimilated into the cells in their whole form, they actually have an overall alkalizing effect on the body, because they aid in the elimination of wastes that can cause an acidic condition.”

 

      ”If you juice oranges, pasteurize the juice and drink the result, it will send your blood sugar levels soaring, will feed yeasts and Candida, and will acidify the bloodstream because the enzymes are not present.”

“So, the best kind of fruit to eat is: FRESH! Use it in its original state, as it came off the tree.”

 ”No-Fruit Diets:I have had students who were on a specialty diet that prohibited fruit, to where the student felt unable to eat fruit without severe consequences. After learning how to consume fruit prudently, my students report having fabulous success with including fruit in their diet with no negative consequences, only benefits! Read on to learn about the prudent use of fruit.”

 

 Eat Your Fruit First

        “I have found reason enough to believe that this isn’t just a good suggestion, it is in fact vital to taking advantage of all fruit has to offer. The reason is because of some unique qualities of fruit.”

“Fruit not only eliminates itself, it digests itself! Of all the foods we have to use, fruit is the easiest to digest because it comes with everything it needs to break itself down. With no effort or energy from our body, raw fruit will break itself down completely.”

 

      Fruit Digests Itself When Consumed Prudently

 

      “It takes only about 20 minutes for fruit to pass through the stomach when it is consumed prudently, whereas other foods can take anywhere from 2 – 8 hours (depending on what is eaten). This is the trick to consuming fruit prudently: It needs to be eaten by itself on an empty stomach. Here’s why: heavier proteins and starches churning around in the stomach will most certainly interfere with the digestion of fruits that want to pass right through. The prolonged contact of the fruit with complex proteins causes them to begin to rot instead of digest, and prolonged contact with starches causes them to ferment. Marilu Henner, a favorite health author of mine, calls it turning your stomach into a cheap brewery. Kal and I joke sometimes about it because occasionally he likes to drink fruit juices after a meal. I accuse him of attempting to create his own micro-brewery. He’ll even feel the deleterious effects of doing so, reactions that are similar to drinking alcoholic beverages. The combination of fruit and starches or proteins can get bad enough to cause bloating and gas. Most people mistakenly blame it on the fruit, and claim that it doesn’t agree with them and gives them indigestion.”

 

         “I always cringe when I see people who are dieting and they use fruit as a dessert. It is not going to help the weight loss process, it will hamper it! When fruit is allowed to ferment the starches and rot the proteins in the stomach, the body often stores the undigested matter in the form of fat cells until it can deal with it later. One of the reasons the low carbohydrate diets are so successful for weight loss is that they keep people from eating fruit with other foods by removing it from the diet altogether. On the flip side, when fruit is consumed before other foods, the mild cleansing action it has will aid in the elimination of extra weight.”

         “I am of the opinion that fruit was created specifically for people, and that we need all of its benefits in order to move toward truly vibrant health. And, in order to take full advantage of all our fruit has to offer, it must be consumed by itself, on an empty stomach. I like to start my day with fresh fruit because I know my stomach is empty.”

       Traci J. Sellers, M.H.

The Soul is the Intelligent Life

The soul is the intelligent life–life guided by intelligence. It resides throughout the body wherever there is life.

It consists of expressed functional energy. Soul means life and life means soul, these two terms life and soul are synonymous.

Individualized spirit is the segmented portion embodied in each individual. The body, as an entity, is the organized substance which we recognize as a human being.

The mind is the intellectual part, that which is conscious, that which understands, reasons, wills and thinks.

All vital activities are guided by intelligent life. Intelligent life – the soul – is the bond of union which holds spirit and body together as one. Mind is the product of soul and body – of a living body.

Through the mind Innate (spirit) conducts the functions which control the body, and looks after its external welfare.

By D. D. Palmer

We chiropractors work with the subtle substance of the soul. We release the imprisoned impulse, the tiny rivulet of force, that emanates from the mind and flows over the nerves to the cells, and stirs them into life. We deal with the magic power that transforms common food into living, loving, thinking clay; that robes the earth with beauty, and hues and scents the flowers with the glory of the air.

In the dim, dark, distant long ago, when the sun first bowed to the morning star, this power spoke and there was life; it quickened the slime of the sea and the dust of the earth and drove the cell to union with its fellows in countless living forms. Through eons of time it finned the fish and winged the bird and fanged the beast. Endlessly it worked, evolving its form until it produced the crowning glory of them all. With tireless energy it blows the bubble of each individual life and then silently, relentlessly dissolves the form, and absorbs the spirit into itself again.

And yet you ask, Can Chiropractic cure appendicitis or the flu? Have you more faith in a knife or a spoonful of medicine than in the power that animates the living world?

By B. J. Palmer, D.C., Ph. C

Use Simple Language

Were I a Chiropractor I would use the term “misplaced vertebra” for “subluxation;” “first bone in the neck” for “atlas; “second bone in the neck” for “axis;” “flow of life-giving energy” for “mental impulse,” in explaining Chiropractic to a new patient or to someone wishing to know Chiropractic.

And I know that it works, because only recently I explained the principles of Chiropractic to an insurance adjuster who was trying to get an explanation of it for his company. The Chiropractor whom he consulted was a number one man and knows his business. He rattled off from memory the definition found on the front inside cover of “The Chiropractor;” but he failed to give the adjuster a concept of what Chiropractic is, what it does or why it does it. I then volunteered to explain it and did so without technical terms, and the adjuster went out of the office with something definite to write his company.

 

I could make quick converts to Chiropractic, because people believe what they SEE AND LOOK AT more readily than what they are told.

By B. J. Palmer, D.C., Ph. C – Book: Up from Below the Bottom

The Big Idea – B.J. Palmer

A Thought from the Developer of Chiropractic.

A slip on the snowy sidewalk, in winter, is a small thing. It happens to millions.

A fall from a ladder, in the summer is a small thing. It also happens to millions.

The slip or fall produces a subluxation. The subluxation is a small thing.

The subluxation produces pressure on a nerve. That pressure is a small thing.

The pressure cuts off the flow of mental impulses. That decreased flowing is a small thing.

That decreased flowing produces a dis-eased body and brain. That is a big thing to that man.

Multiply that sick man by a thousand, and you control the physical and mental welfare of a city.

Multiply that man by a million, and you shape the physical and mental destiny of a State.

Multiply that man by one hundred thirty million, and you forecast and can prophesy the physical and mental status of a nation.

So the slip or the fall, the subluxation, pressure, flow of mental impulses, and dis-ease are big enough to control the thoughts and action of a nation.

Now comes a man. Any one man is a small thing.

This man gives an adjustment. The adjustment is a small thing.

The adjustment replaces the subluxation. That is a small thing.

The adjusted subluxation releases pressure upon nerves. That is a small thing.

The released pressure restores health to a man. That is a big thing to that man.

Multiply that well man by a thousand, and you step up the physical and mental welfare of a city.

Multiply that well man by a million, and you increase the efficiency of a State.

Multiply that well man by one hundred thirty million, and you have produced a healthy, wealthy, and better race for posterity.

So the adjustment of the subluxation, to release pressure upon nerves, to restore mental impulse flow, to restore health, is big enough to rebuild the thoughts and actions of the world.

The idea that knows the cause, that can correct the cause of dis-ease, is one of the biggest ideas known. Without it, nations fall; with it, nations rise.

The idea is the biggest I know of.

By B. J. Palmer, D.C., Ph. C

Paul Turnbull (727) 643-8376 purposeconsultant@gmail.com

President, EP Management, Inc. www.expandingpractice.com

Taking Yourself too Seriously!

The average businessman has long since forgotten Rule No. 9, “Don’t take yourself too damn seriously.” 

Thousands of businessmen have one fault in common. They are so close to their own thoughts, their own minds, their own selves, desk, office friends, employees, clerks, detail, correspondence that they suffer from the illusion of the near. 

They are with what they think, see and do so much at a time that they take it all too seriously and thus suffer from the nearness of themselves to themselves. 

I now live in a town where I am sold to everybody. They call me “B.J.” everywhere. I live in an immediate family of some 5,000 whom I bring to that city, who love me and I love them. These people appreciate what I do for them. They tell me and I listen to the plaudits of deeds well done. People come from far and near to thank me for what I have done, via some salesman. All of which makes me take my detail seriously. I suffer from it. 

YOU need the vision of the far. I need it. I keep my grip (suitcase) packed and when I begin to take my reform work seriously, right then is when I book a few Rotary, Kiwanis and other club talks and hide myself away from my thoughts, ideas, work, students, school, friends, that I might get myself away from myself, that I may walk the streets of strange towns, see strange faces, listen to strange tongues, that I may get the proper perspective of myself. 

Many people suffer with a constipation of thought and a diarrhea of words. Many a man has the eyesight of a hawk and the vision of a clam. 

Going away from home makes a man shut up and think. It also teaches him to overlook the hawky detail and gain a distant vision of himself, his service and his Big Job. 

Every man owes it to himself, his people and his service to go away about every so often. The more detail he has, the oftener he should go. The more worries, the more he needs to go. The bigger his work, the longer his vacation should be. 

He should go to conventions, attend luncheons, go fishing or hunting, anywhere that he may get away from himself; that he may sit on the banks of the river and there see himself at his desk, with his people, on the job. It is surprising how foolish all of us look when we gaze at ourselves after we get away from ourselves and see ourselves as others see us. 

Many a man realizes without analyzing. A certain clothing merchant of our city is noted for his ancestral business qualities. Business and money are his gods. Yet this same man told me but recently that he is now playing golf two afternoons a week. I inquired as to how he could get his mind into that state where he could make it pay. He tells me that the next morning he works three times as hard and accomplishes more than three times as much work. He comes home tired, sleeps sound, wakes up refreshed and piles in solid. Playing golf, he realizes the vision of the far without the mental analysis that accomplishes the end. He stumbled upon the conclusion and even yet doesn’t know. You and I can go into this with comprehension and intention. 

I am told that John D. Rockefeller rarely went near oil fields; that Mr. Carnegie knew little about steel itself; that John Patterson spends months in Europe away from his huge plant to know better how to run it when at it; that James Gordon Bennett managed the New York Herald from Paris; that Mr. Pulitzer manages the New York World from afar; that Mr. Wanamaker spends and Marshall Field did spend four months out of twelve in Europe for the express purpose of gaining vision; that a Boston department store manager is responsible for this statement:” I must study other business at least THREE MONTHS every year in order to manage my own business properly the OTHER NINE.’ 

We should get away from ourselves, our office, our business to get the proper perspective on its services.

B.J. Palmer, Developer of Chiropractic

Paul Turnbull (727) 445-7842 purposeconsultant@gmail.com

President, EP Management, Inc. www.expandingpractice.com

Five Phases of Care

There are certain phases that patients have to go through before they achieve total health. Some patients have already started to change before they visit a practitioner, most have not and in fact are so far gone that there doesn’t seem to be much hope of them recovering. But the human body has amazing recuperative powers given the basic ingredients to get well.

Years ago, when people had ready access to nutritious foods there were only four phases of care. Now an initial phase is needed in order for there to be improvement in the patient. Practitioners know that if the patient doesn’t assist in their recovery that total health is an impossible goal. A patient can counter all the practitioner does simply by eating improperly, not exercising, taking unnecessary medication or simply not following good advice. So it is important for the patient to get the idea fully that a Transition to a Healthy Lifestyle is the first step to recovering one’s health.

There are five distinct phases of care that a person who is trying to recover or improve their health goes through. Each phase gives separate and distinct benefits and each takes a different time frame to accomplish, depending on the initial condition at the time care begins.

1. Transition to Healthy Lifestyle phase

2. Acute or relief care phase

3. Corrective care phase

4. Strengthening phase

5. Maintenance or supportive phase

PHASE 1: Transition to Healthy Lifestyle, ideally this phase is completed first. However, some existing patients or new patients either haven’t done this phase or they are in pain and their doctor decides that they must receive Acute or Relief care first. This phase can be done at any time during their Phases of Care Program in conjunction with any other Phase. There are several excellent books for sale that prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that “YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!” Dr. Gillian McKeith has sold over 2 million copies of her book with this title. Another all inclusive book is “Ultra-Metabolism“ by Mark Hyman, M.D.

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PHASE 2: Acute or relief phase of care, this phase of care will be the initial stage if the patient enters the office in some degree of pain. This phase can be characterized by swelling, lack of motion, muscle spasm, or just plain feeling lousy. It is the stage in which symptoms predominate the patient’s concern. Treatment during this stage consists of chiropractic adjustments of the spine, various forms of physical therapy, ice therapy to reduce swelling, massage, Ion Cleanse (http://www.detox4vitality.com/), etc. This stage can last a few days or weeks.Treatment is normally at its highest level with many conditions requiring multiple visits each week.

The practitioner will take these factors into account when deciding on an acute care program: patient’s age, weight, how long the patient has had the condition, to what degree the patient can avoid the activities that aggravate the condition, to what degree the patient follows the advice of the doctor, patient’s threshold level of pain, does the patient have other health issues?

PHASE 3: Corrective Phase of Care, this phase begins when the pain has significantly been reduced. It is characterized by the patient feeling like he is able to resume his normal activities. This is a very important time because if the patient truly resumes all of his activities at this moment, it is common for the pains to begin to increase again. This occurs because the condition has not yet been fully stabilized. Treatment continues to utilize therapy in an attempt to continue to keep the muscle spasms in check as well as re-educate those same muscles into their normal tone and length. Ice therapy may continue as well. At this stage the chiropractic adjustments are attempting to increase spinal mobility in order that more normal function may return to the spine and nervous system. This phase of care can take a few weeks with very minor conditions to months in more severe conditions. The frequency of care can still be multiple visits per week, but perhaps not as frequent as in the acute or relief phase.

 

PHASE 4: Strengthening Phase of Care is characterized by either significant reduction of pain (or no pain) in most cases and continued stabilization of pain in the severely chronic cases. Frequency of visits continues to reduce, while rehabilitative exercises typically increase in this phase. Our goal in this stage is to strengthen the soft tissue that surrounds the affected spinal segments so that proper function becomes consistent in these regions of the spine. Consistent function not only allows for pain reduction of the muscles, tendons, and ligaments, but also allows for the proper function of the organs and tissues that the nerves of the area control.

PHASE 5: Maintenance or Supportive Care, is the most fun for both the patient and the doctor. This is the stage in which the pain is either totally gone, or extremely stable in chronic situations. Treatment frequency can range from once per week to once every two months. The goal of this stage is to keep the patient at the level he desires. There are great benefits in this stage. Once a patient has worked hard to get to this level, it is much easier to keep it here. Usually a patient has gotten into better work, eating and exercise habits, which promotes good health to begin with. Also, the patient’s attitude at this phase is usually very positive. There is a feeling of accomplishment that comes with any job well done. Another tremendous benefit of this stage of care is that, if for some reason an injury to the spine occurs again because of something unforeseen, it is very common that instead of needing a significant amount of treatment to help, a relatively small amount of care usually does the trick. A good example of this is to note how fast highly conditioned athletes recover from injuries that would take most of us a very long time to recover from the same injury.

Final word, it is always up to the patient to determine to what degree he chooses to benefit from treatment and the Phases of Care Program. Doctors should always describe to patients the benefits of the five phases of care for their particular case so that they can make the most educated decision for their specific situation.

Yours in Health,

Paul Turnbull (727) 445-7842

President, EP Management, Inc. www.expandingpractice.com