RE: Chiropractic is a Miracle and you are a Miracle Worker

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Chiropractic is a Miracle and you are a Miracle Worker

Happy new Year chiropractic colleagues,

This year, following Dr. lead from 2 years ago, our clinic is

dumping managed care and committing to sell our wellness services to paying

patients. We will honestly and ethically help patients bill insurance but

managed care is for sickness, not wellness. Beeg difference!

It occurs to me that there are a lot of people out there struggling while

they possess a miracle. Not right!

I recommend Bill Esteb's books for meat and potatoes things to do TODAY to

get your mindset right and take some action.

We do not treat 10% or even 5% of the population. The # of visits per week

compared tot he US

population, is an inaccurate conclusion. Many of those

visits are the same person seen repeatedly. An accurate tally of the number

of unique patients we see is more like 1%. Pathetic.

Further, if we got 5% of the population into care once per week, we would

need to see something like 550 pt. visits per week. Cool.

Dental care went from teeth pulling and some drilling for pain relief to an

accepted regular part of health care in one generation. If you don't take

your kid for regular dental checkups, you are a dirt bag. If you never take

your kid to a chiropractor, it's OK. Wrong.

We perform miracles of relieving people from lifelong debilitating

migraines, back pain, neck pain, asthma, IBS, leg pain, and unnecessary drug

side effects every day. Still we are not as proud of our care as we could

be. Imagine Edison's light bulb; that he was

messing with something that

would be used to make life easier, safer, and much happier for years after

he was dead. Cool. We should feel that good about chiropractic. My soon to

be vanishing Kaiser referrals relegate us to 3-6 tries at ameliorating

symptoms of larger problems. That's not something that these patients will

thank me for 10 years from now. I want what other chiros. Have gotten; the

undying thanks for years to come for health changes and lifestyle changes

that I helped them with over the initial year of care.* A legacy!

*(It takes 4 years to teach a teenager to clean their room, balance a

checkbook, and drive safely. How long should it take to change lifestyle

habits of people who are watching TV every day?)

Believe in yourself and your gifts. Chiropractic is not just " body work " .

It

is a method of setting free systems so complex and powerful that we are only

beginning to understand their reaches. Strangely, our influence on patient's

health is proportional to our intent and confidence. Weird. (See below)

I received a quantum leap in intellectual (and emotional) belief from

attending Chestnut's seminars. They are scientifically based and

chiropractically on fire. They challenge accepted thinking and offer some

fascinating new ways of seeing neurology (Afferent neuro. input being

demonstrably vital to health).

I hope we can get a ton of you guys to his seminar in March. Our success as

a profession requires good lobbying, ethical governing, and excellent

training. We also need durable confidence and certainty that comes from

intellectual and emotional processes.

See Chestnut's link here:

http://www.chiropractic.org/index.php?p=news/wellness_certification

( E. Abrahamson, D.C.)

Chiropractic physician

Lake Oswego

Chiropractic Clinic

315 Second Street

Lake Oswego, OR 97034

503-635-6246

Website: http://www.lakeoswegochiro.com

p.s. Chestnut tells us that this book turned his life around while in

chiropractic school:

Timeless Healing by Herb Benson, MD, who in 1988,founded Harvard Med.

School's Mind/Body Medical Institute at Boston's

Deaconess Hospital.

About $5 from Amazon or free at the library:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0684831465/ref=sr_1_olp_1?ie=UTF8 & s=b

ooks & qid=1200081053 & sr=8-1

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

The Mind/body connection, January 29, 2000

By A Customer

Dr Benson presents strong evidence for what others have called the " mind /

body connection. " Mainstream medical science has not yet recognized the

importance belief plays in health but, Dr. Benson presents numerous studies

that validate the major role belief plays in the healing process and

wellness. Practitioners of complimentary therapies will find this book

especially helpful in understanding how many non-drug based therapies can

work. Well written and thought provoking!

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

Easy to read, Understand and Put into Practice, March 19, 2007

By

H. Strickland (New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews

This is a well-written book that clearly describes the links between our

thoughts and our physical health. It is written in an accessible personal

style, without the " guru " overtones of works by Deepak Chopra or

Wayne Dyer

(good writers, just with a different style). Everyone, regardless of their

view of God, can benefit from the concepts of Remembered Wellness and the

Relaxation Response described in this book. A personal recommendation -

couple this book, with its " unproven healing energy " , with Greg

Bradden's

" The Divine Matrix " , which describes this energy, and you will be

good to

go.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!, October 7, 2003

By A Customer

Through many of the medical observations made by the authors, this book

provides some interesting ideas about the connection between the mind and

body. Even though we all know that stress (which comes from our minds)

influences our health, many of us find it difficult to put the mind and body

together in one equation. This book is a great attempt to begin making the

bridge between the subjective and objective world. It is full of insightful

ideas and inspiring anecdotes. Just excellent overall. If you'd like to read

about a sound theoretical framework that explains many of these things, I

strongly suggest " The Ever-Transcending Spirit " by Toru Sato. When I

read

Sato's book, everything clicked so much is was unbelievable!

32 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

Faith in God turbo-charges our indwelling healing nature, November 20,

2000

By

World Traveler (New York Metro Area, United States) - See all my reviews

I think what is amazing about this book is that Herbert Benson states

without a doubt that faith in God is healthy for us. While our ancestors

took it for granted that God healed them, as Dr. Benson explains, we have

been taught to see healing purely in technical scientific terms. Dr. Benson

explains that when we repudiated the importance of belief in healing we

deprived ourselves of a powerful healing force.

Dr. Benson knows that his rational-scientific audience will be skeptical of

his arguments. So, he provides us with well-reasoned arguments supported by

ample evidence. He explains that we need to relax our over-stressed minds on

a regular basis. We need this as an antidote to our hurried lives that

stress us out and make us sick. He cites many studies (much from his own

research) that daily meditation stimulates the bodies natural healing

mechanisms.

Now, the radical finding of Dr. Benson's research is that belief in God

makes a difference in healing. If a person meditates regularly using a

spiritual phrase they are more likely to heal than those who use a secular

word such as " peace " . The person's religion doesn't matter. It seems

that

God is an equal opportunity healer.

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Great post! I gave up HMOs, PPOs and "contracted" illness care two years ago. Since then my business has grown over 25%, all on cash-based and full body nutrition-oriented whole person Chiropractic care. It's a wonderful road to health both for your patients and for your bottom line. I encourage everyone to get away from insurance and teach people to have faith in their own bodies and the power of Innate to heal. Keep up the good work, .

Christian Mathisen, DC

3654 S Pacific Hwy

Medford, OR 97501

cmathdc@...

Chiropractic is a Miracle and you are a Miracle Worker

Happy new Year chiropractic colleagues,This year, following Dr. lead from 2 years ago, our clinic isdumping managed care and committing to sell our wellness services to payingpatients. We will honestly and ethically help patients bill insurance butmanaged care is for sickness, not wellness. Beeg difference!It occurs to me that there are a lot of people out there struggling whilethey possess a miracle. Not right!I recommend Bill Esteb's books for meat and potatoes things to do TODAY toget your mindset right and take some action.We do not treat 10% or even 5% of the population. The # of visits per weekcompared tot he US population, is an inaccurate conclusion. Many of thosevisits are the same person seen repeatedly. An accurate tally of the numberof unique patients we see is more like 1%. Pathetic.Further, if we got 5% of the population into care once per week, we wouldneed to see something like 550 pt. visits per week. Cool.Dental care went from teeth pulling and some drilling for pain relief to anaccepted regular part of health care in one generation. If you don't takeyour kid for regular dental checkups, you are a dirt bag. If you never takeyour kid to a chiropractor, it's OK. Wrong.We perform miracles of relieving people from lifelong debilitatingmigraines, back pain, neck pain, asthma, IBS, leg pain, and unnecessary drugside effects every day. Still we are not as proud of our care as we couldbe. Imagine Edison's light bulb; that he was messing with something thatwould be used to make life easier, safer, and much happier for years afterhe was dead. Cool. We should feel that good about chiropractic. My soon tobe vanishing Kaiser referrals relegate us to 3-6 tries at amelioratingsymptoms of larger problems. That's not something that these patients willthank me for 10 years from now. I want what other chiros. Have gotten; theundying thanks for years to come for health changes and lifestyle changesthat I helped them with over the initial year of care.* A legacy!*(It takes 4 years to teach a teenager to clean their room, balance acheckbook, and drive safely. How long should it take to change lifestylehabits of people who are watching TV every day?)Believe in yourself and your gifts. Chiropractic is not just "body work". Itis a method of setting free systems so complex and powerful that we are onlybeginning to understand their reaches. Strangely, our influence on patient'shealth is proportional to our intent and confidence. Weird. (See below)I received a quantum leap in intellectual (and emotional) belief fromattending Chestnut's seminars. They are scientifically based andchiropractically on fire. They challenge accepted thinking and offer somefascinating new ways of seeing neurology (Afferent neuro. input beingdemonstrably vital to health).I hope we can get a ton of you guys to his seminar in March. Our success asa profession requires good lobbying, ethical governing, and excellenttraining. We also need durable confidence and certainty that comes fromintellectual and emotional processes.See Chestnut's link here:http://www.chiropractic.org/index.php?p=news/wellness_certification( E. Abrahamson, D.C.)Chiropractic physicianLake Oswego Chiropractic Clinic315 Second StreetLake Oswego, OR 97034503-635-6246Website: http://www.lakeoswegochiro.comp.s. Chestnut tells us that this book turned his life around while inchiropractic school:Timeless Healing by Herb Benson, MD, who in 1988,founded Harvard Med.School's Mind/Body Medical Institute at Boston's Deaconess Hospital.About $5 from Amazon or free at the library:http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0684831465/ref=sr_1_olp_1?ie=UTF8 & s=books & qid=1200081053 & sr=8-1 33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:The Mind/body connection, January 29, 2000By A CustomerDr Benson presents strong evidence for what others have called the "mind /body connection." Mainstream medical science has not yet recognized theimportance belief plays in health but, Dr. Benson presents numerous studiesthat validate the major role belief plays in the healing process andwellness. Practitioners of complimentary therapies will find this bookespecially helpful in understanding how many non-drug based therapies canwork. Well written and thought provoking!Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you?Report this | Permalink Comment 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:Easy to read, Understand and Put into Practice, March 19, 2007By H. Strickland (New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews This is a well-written book that clearly describes the links between ourthoughts and our physical health. It is written in an accessible personalstyle, without the "guru" overtones of works by Deepak Chopra or Wayne Dyer(good writers, just with a different style). Everyone, regardless of theirview of God, can benefit from the concepts of Remembered Wellness and theRelaxation Response described in this book. A personal recommendation -couple this book, with its "unproven healing energy", with Greg Bradden's"The Divine Matrix", which describes this energy, and you will be good togo.Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you?Report this | Permalink Comment 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:Excellent!, October 7, 2003By A CustomerThrough many of the medical observations made by the authors, this bookprovides some interesting ideas about the connection between the mind andbody. Even though we all know that stress (which comes from our minds)influences our health, many of us find it difficult to put the mind and bodytogether in one equation. This book is a great attempt to begin making thebridge between the subjective and objective world. It is full of insightfulideas and inspiring anecdotes. Just excellent overall. If you'd like to readabout a sound theoretical framework that explains many of these things, Istrongly suggest "The Ever-Transcending Spirit" by Toru Sato. When I readSato's book, everything clicked so much is was unbelievable!32 of 36 people found the following review helpful:Faith in God turbo-charges our indwelling healing nature, November 20,2000 By World Traveler (New York Metro Area, United States) - See all my reviewsI think what is amazing about this book is that Herbert Benson stateswithout a doubt that faith in God is healthy for us. While our ancestorstook it for granted that God healed them, as Dr. Benson explains, we havebeen taught to see healing purely in technical scientific terms. Dr. Bensonexplains that when we repudiated the importance of belief in healing wedeprived ourselves of a powerful healing force.Dr. Benson knows that his rational-scientific audience will be skeptical ofhis arguments. So, he provides us with well-reasoned arguments supported byample evidence. He explains that we need to relax our over-stressed minds ona regular basis. We need this as an antidote to our hurried lives thatstress us out and make us sick. He cites many studies (much from his ownresearch) that daily meditation stimulates the bodies natural healingmechanisms.Now, the radical finding of Dr. Benson's research is that belief in Godmakes a difference in healing. If a person meditates regularly using aspiritual phrase they are more likely to heal than those who use a secularword such as "peace". The person's religion doesn't matter. It seems thatGod is an equal opportunity healer.Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you?Report this | Permalink Comment

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, good for you brother. You are absolutely making a great move.

Why enable this system of bottom-feeder contracts that disempower us

and by their very design put us in the position of being episodic,

reductionistic, musculo-skeletal pain technicians? It just erodes the

self-esteem of chiros, further deteriorating their clinical effectiveness.

When explaining to my patients or prospective patients why I don't

participate in managed care... (BTW, Kaiser still has me listed as a

participating provider 3-4 years after showing CHP the door...so, I

still get calls from folks and I take full advantage to let them know

what I think about these contracts)....

I tell my patients this:

What is the most popular type of restaurant in the USA? Answer:

Mcs, Burger Kings etc

I then ask them, if they were in the restaurant biz would they rather

own a Mcs (average meal price about 4.75), or would they rather

own a sit-down restaurant/cafe that served healthful, 'slow',

sustainably-grown food (average meal 7 bucks)?

I have NEVER had one of my patients who would rather own a Mcs!

Conclusion: Kaiser, et. al. and their 'CAM' (ASHN and you-know-who

etc.) lackeys= The Mcs of healthcare.

>

> Happy new Year chiropractic colleagues,

>

> This year, following Dr. lead from 2 years ago, our clinic is

> dumping managed care and committing to sell our wellness services to

paying

> patients. We will honestly and ethically help patients bill

insurance but

> managed care is for sickness, not wellness. Beeg difference!

>

> It occurs to me that there are a lot of people out there struggling

while

> they possess a miracle. Not right!

>

> I recommend Bill Esteb's books for meat and potatoes things to do

TODAY to

> get your mindset right and take some action.

>

> We do not treat 10% or even 5% of the population. The # of visits

per week

> compared tot he US population, is an inaccurate conclusion. Many of

those

> visits are the same person seen repeatedly. An accurate tally of the

number

> of unique patients we see is more like 1%. Pathetic.

>

> Further, if we got 5% of the population into care once per week, we

would

> need to see something like 550 pt. visits per week. Cool.

>

> Dental care went from teeth pulling and some drilling for pain

relief to an

> accepted regular part of health care in one generation. If you don't

take

> your kid for regular dental checkups, you are a dirt bag. If you

never take

> your kid to a chiropractor, it's OK. Wrong.

>

> We perform miracles of relieving people from lifelong debilitating

> migraines, back pain, neck pain, asthma, IBS, leg pain, and

unnecessary drug

> side effects every day. Still we are not as proud of our care as we

could

> be. Imagine Edison's light bulb; that he was messing with something that

> would be used to make life easier, safer, and much happier for

years after

> he was dead. Cool. We should feel that good about chiropractic. My

soon to

> be vanishing Kaiser referrals relegate us to 3-6 tries at ameliorating

> symptoms of larger problems. That's not something that these

patients will

> thank me for 10 years from now. I want what other chiros. Have

gotten; the

> undying thanks for years to come for health changes and lifestyle

changes

> that I helped them with over the initial year of care.* A legacy!

>

> *(It takes 4 years to teach a teenager to clean their room, balance a

> checkbook, and drive safely. How long should it take to change lifestyle

> habits of people who are watching TV every day?)

>

> Believe in yourself and your gifts. Chiropractic is not just " body

work " . It

> is a method of setting free systems so complex and powerful that we

are only

> beginning to understand their reaches. Strangely, our influence on

patient's

> health is proportional to our intent and confidence. Weird. (See below)

>

> I received a quantum leap in intellectual (and emotional) belief from

> attending Chestnut's seminars. They are scientifically based and

> chiropractically on fire. They challenge accepted thinking and offer

some

> fascinating new ways of seeing neurology (Afferent neuro. input being

> demonstrably vital to health).

>

> I hope we can get a ton of you guys to his seminar in March. Our

success as

> a profession requires good lobbying, ethical governing, and excellent

> training. We also need durable confidence and certainty that comes from

> intellectual and emotional processes.

>

> See Chestnut's link here:

> http://www.chiropractic.org/index.php?p=news/wellness_certification

>

>

> ( E. Abrahamson, D.C.)

> Chiropractic physician

> Lake Oswego Chiropractic Clinic

> 315 Second Street

> Lake Oswego, OR 97034

> 503-635-6246

> Website: http://www.lakeoswegochiro.com

>

> p.s. Chestnut tells us that this book turned his life around while in

> chiropractic school:

> Timeless Healing by Herb Benson, MD, who in 1988,founded Harvard Med.

> School's Mind/Body Medical Institute at Boston's Deaconess Hospital.

>

> About $5 from Amazon or free at the library:

>

>

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0684831465/ref=sr_1_olp_1?ie=UTF8 & s=b

> ooks & qid=1200081053 & sr=8-1

>

>

> 33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

> The Mind/body connection, January 29, 2000

> By A Customer

> Dr Benson presents strong evidence for what others have called the

" mind /

> body connection. " Mainstream medical science has not yet recognized the

> importance belief plays in health but, Dr. Benson presents numerous

studies

> that validate the major role belief plays in the healing process and

> wellness. Practitioners of complimentary therapies will find this book

> especially helpful in understanding how many non-drug based

therapies can

> work. Well written and thought provoking!

> Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

> Was this review helpful to you?

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> Comment

>

>

>

> 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

> Easy to read, Understand and Put into Practice, March 19, 2007

> By

> H. Strickland (New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews

>

> This is a well-written book that clearly describes the links

between our

> thoughts and our physical health. It is written in an accessible

personal

> style, without the " guru " overtones of works by Deepak Chopra or

Wayne Dyer

> (good writers, just with a different style). Everyone, regardless of

their

> view of God, can benefit from the concepts of Remembered Wellness

and the

> Relaxation Response described in this book. A personal recommendation -

> couple this book, with its " unproven healing energy " , with Greg

Bradden's

> " The Divine Matrix " , which describes this energy, and you will be

good to

> go.

> Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

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>

>

>

> 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

> Excellent!, October 7, 2003

> By A Customer

> Through many of the medical observations made by the authors, this book

> provides some interesting ideas about the connection between the

mind and

> body. Even though we all know that stress (which comes from our minds)

> influences our health, many of us find it difficult to put the mind

and body

> together in one equation. This book is a great attempt to begin

making the

> bridge between the subjective and objective world. It is full of

insightful

> ideas and inspiring anecdotes. Just excellent overall. If you'd like

to read

> about a sound theoretical framework that explains many of these

things, I

> strongly suggest " The Ever-Transcending Spirit " by Toru Sato. When I

read

> Sato's book, everything clicked so much is was unbelievable!

>

>

>

>

> 32 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

> Faith in God turbo-charges our indwelling healing nature, November 20,

> 2000

> By

> World Traveler (New York Metro Area, United States) - See all my reviews

> I think what is amazing about this book is that Herbert Benson states

> without a doubt that faith in God is healthy for us. While our ancestors

> took it for granted that God healed them, as Dr. Benson explains, we

have

> been taught to see healing purely in technical scientific terms. Dr.

Benson

> explains that when we repudiated the importance of belief in healing we

> deprived ourselves of a powerful healing force.

>

> Dr. Benson knows that his rational-scientific audience will be

skeptical of

> his arguments. So, he provides us with well-reasoned arguments

supported by

> ample evidence. He explains that we need to relax our over-stressed

minds on

> a regular basis. We need this as an antidote to our hurried lives that

> stress us out and make us sick. He cites many studies (much from his own

> research) that daily meditation stimulates the bodies natural healing

> mechanisms.

>

> Now, the radical finding of Dr. Benson's research is that belief in God

> makes a difference in healing. If a person meditates regularly using a

> spiritual phrase they are more likely to heal than those who use a

secular

> word such as " peace " . The person's religion doesn't matter. It seems

that

> God is an equal opportunity healer.

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