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Article ID	#18225
Title	Can chiropractic survive its chimerical nature?
URL	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1840015/
Journal	J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2005 Jun;49(2):69-73
Author(s)	Cooperstein R Perle SM Gleberzon BJ
Subject(s)	Chiropractic / history Forecasting Philosophy, Chiropractic Practice Management, Chiropractic Public Relations
Peer Review	Yes
Publication Type	Article
Abstract/Notes	EXCERPT: If we were to compare the profession of chiropractic to creatures of legend, in its early days chiropractic was like a hydra, whose practitioners possessed a ‘body’ of core beliefs and practice patterns but a rather contentious leadership, one with many ‘heads’. Although there were different personalities vying for control and influence (the Palmers, Carver, Howard and many others), the practice of chiropractic then was probably not as variable as it is today. Later on, chiropractic evolved into something more like a chimera, a mythical creature with the head of a lion, the body of a goat and the tail of a serpent- diversity at its most extreme. By necessity, amidst its war with organized medicine, it had become one profession, but protracted technique civil wars had divided the body chiropractic into a slapped together beast, although there are some indicators that chiropractors do share some similar beliefs and practice activities. Full text is available free online for this article; click on the above link. This excerpt is reproduced with the permission of the publisher.

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