This post is a little longer than usual, but I promise it will be worth your
time. I want to share with you the ruth about what happened to the
chiropractic profession.
I’ve got a question for you…
Do you know anyone that doesn’t “believe” in chiropractic care? You know,
the people that say things like…
“Chiropractors aren’t real doctors.”
“I don’t believe in chiropractors”
“I would never go to a chiropractor”
I’m sure you’ve heard these kinds of comments before. They may even be
coming from family members, friends, or co-workers.
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Why People Think This Way
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Chances are pretty good that your opinion about chiropractic is favorable.
If not, you probably wouldn’t be my practice member.
Not only that… if I wasn’t a real doctor would people be saying things like
this about me?
“I enjoy the care I receive as well as the relationship I have with Dr. Chris
Frykman. He has an amazing expertise in the human body as well as an
excellent ability to truly hone in on the cause of my health issues. Just as
important, I know that he genuinely cares about both my health, as well
as me as a person.”
Lisa Williams
Minnetonka, MN
But what about the people who are negative about chiropractic care. Have
you ever wondered WHY these people feel this way?
After all, you know how beneficial chiropractic is… how safe it is… and how
it makes you feel better and improve your health.
And even though chiropractic care is as popular as ever today, it wasn’t
always that way.
So let’s go over what caused people to have a negative perception about
chiropractic care.
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The Guilty Party: The AMA
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The story goes something like this:
Back in the 1940’s and the 1950’s, chiropractic care was gaining in
popularity across the United States. And that was a big problem for the
American Medical Association (AMA). You see, from a business perspective,
the AMA viewed the chiropractic profession as a “threat” to the business
of medicine. And the American Medical Association opposes all forms of
health care that cuts into its profits.
So in 1963, a committee was formed within the AMA. It was called the
committee on quackery. Their job? To “contain and eliminate” the
profession of chiropractic.
Don’t believe me? Check this out.
In 1971, in a memo to the AMA Board of Trustees, Doyle Taylor wrote,
“Your Committee has considered its prime mission to be the first
containment of Chiropractic and ultimately the elimination of
Chiropractic.”
Let’s keep going.
So this committee did three things in their efforts to destroy the
chiropractic profession.
First, they made it illegal for medical doctors who were members of the
AMA to work with chiropractors. If a medical doctor was found working
with a chiropractor, they were kicked out of the American Medical
Association.
The second thing that happened was new medical doctors were taught in
medical school that chiropractors were unscientific quacks and you did
not work with them.
The third thing that happened is for over 20 years this committee
disseminated false information to the general public. They did it
through the school systems, the press, through hospitals and doctors…
you name it.
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The AMA Gets Sued
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In October of 1976, a chiropractor by the name of Dr. Chester Wilk, and
4 other chiropractors sued the American Medical Association.
To make a long story short, in 1987, following 11 years of legal action,
the American Medical Association was found guilty. Judge Susan
Getzedanner, in 1987, ruled that the AMA had engaged in an illegal
conspiracy to destroy the chiropractic profession by engaging in
“systematic, long-term wrong-doing with the long-term intent to destroy
a licensed profession.”
The AMA was ordered to cease and desist. Judge Getzedanner also ordered
“a permanent injunction against the AMA, forcing them to print the
court’s findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association.”
This decision was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1990.
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The Big Problem With All Of This
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So now that you know the truth about what happened to the chiropractic
profession, do you see the big problem here?
Here it is:
The people that don’t believe in chiropractic care have a belief system
that is based on a lie created by the American Medical Association.
This lie was PROVEN to be a lie at the Supreme Court level in our court
system.
And because of this lie, there are now millions of people in our country
that believe something that is not true.
Chiropractic has been a great profession THE ENTIRE TIME. And it will
continue to be a great profession.
What’s worse is this: Think about the millions of people in our country
that suffer needlessly every day because they don’t think chiropractic
care is an option…because they were taught not to go to chiropractors.
Do you know how many people would be healthier and would feel better if
they knew the truth and started going to a chiropractor? It would be
millions.
So please do me a favor. If you know someone who “doesn’t believe”
in chiropractic, forward this email to them. Gently tell them that what
they were taught was a lie… and that chiropractic care is a great way to
get healthy and stay healthy. It’s time to stop believing in lies and start
believing in the truth.
Thanks so much for your attention. I hope you’ve learned a lot today.
I appreciate the opportunity to be your chiropractor and I look forward
to seeing you soon in the office.
Helping you reach YOUR Vibrant Potential,
Dr. Chris Frykman
Shakopee, MN