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Santa Clarita Chiropractor’s Confession: Finally an insider’s look at chiropractic’s dirty little secret. First of all, you should not get your neck and back twisted and cracked regardless of how many of your friends think your chiropractor is dreamy.
By Dr. Thomas Polucki
Of course these inflammatory remarks fuel the fire for so many chiropractic haters. But some chiropractic prejudice needs a final reckoning.
And after attending and teaching at two chiropractic colleges…Plus becoming one of twelve advanced certified chiropractic technique instructors in the world… With twenty seven years of clinical experience, I may have some insight into why most people don’t recognize chiropractors as real doctors.
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Although even a mediocre chiropractor has more education and better patient satisfaction than most medical doctors, the not a “real doctor” stigma remains. In a moment we’ll get back to cracking backs and why that should never happen. But first let me address the chiropractic haters’ favorite rant.
Hardcore Chiropractic Haters
Another key point often brought up by true disbelievers focuses on the origins of chiropractic. Ruthlessly attacking the originator of chiropractic and his questionable background, totally disregarding what all medicine looked like a hundred and twenty five years ago. More importantly how much has changed recently in how we feel about drug and insurance companies profiteering from our pain. Science continues to improve some aspects of healthcare and sheds light on aspects that need improvement.
Research organizations like the Cochrane Collaboration expose widespread corruption in our healthcare system and recommend drug free options whenever possible. So why don’t more people choose chiropractic?
Crack Addicts
When I was sixteen I was on five prescription medications, already had three surgeries and was testing for medical school. But a chiropractor resolved all my lifelong health conditions within the first year of care. And in the thirty five years since, I have not even needed an aspirin. Even though that sounds almost cult-like, I now believe it only reflects how heavily we rely on drugs in America.
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At the time, I didn’t understand how a gentle tap behind the ear could get rid of my lifelong headaches…
Or how my allergies and digestive problems got better and I no longer needed handfuls of pills every day.
And I didn’t find out how rare this chiropractic technique was until I went to chiropractic school.
When I saw all those necks twisted violently, it reminded me of Kung Fu movies where that would kill someone. Fortunately, I already knew better and focused my studies on what worked so well for me.
Furthermore, I went on to post graduate certification programs and developed even more respect for treating the spine with respect. Because the complex nerve and hormone feedback loops running everything in our bodies respond so much better to a gentle touch than twisting and cracking.
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But when I tried to share these advanced chiropractic techniques while teaching at two chiropractic colleges, I discovered a fatal flaw in healthcare. Everyone wants change but nobody wants to change.
When I began to understand, I gave up trying to change the system and focused on helping people get what they want. Usually that means relief. And more often than not we can provide lasting relief better than drugs or surgery and especially without twisting and cracking.
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About Santa Clarita Chiropractor Dr. Thomas Polucki
⦁ Board-Certified Doctor of Chiropractic
⦁ Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner
⦁ Medical Director of the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Program
⦁ Certified Metabolic Typing Advisor
Now providing Functional Medicine services in most cities via phone consultations.
Nearby patients get treated by appointment at 25050 Peachland Avenue Suite 105, Newhall, California 91321.
By all means visit https://www.drpolucki.com for more information or call 661-753-9340 to schedule an appointment.
The information in this article is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease.
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I find Dr Polucki’s advertisement unprofessional and disrespectful to his colleagues (which I find appalling). There are thousands of great chiropractors in this world and many great ones just in our valley. To disavow any authenticity of the traditional chiropractic adjustment is a blatant and rude means of competition at the expense of other doctors in our community. There are numerous chiropractic techniques, most all of which have produced miracle healing in the course of a doctor’s practice. And to use the word “cracking” as a chiropractic term for public reading is yet another insult to the profession. As a group, chiropractic doctors need to stand together to support a long-lived amazing profession; this is not the first time I have seen chiropractic doctors biased toward their own technique and refuting everyone else’s. Really!? What kind of colleague does this to his own profession, except one who is trying to bad mouth everybody else for their own gains. I see this battle in seminars and I find it appalling that we can’t all respect the profession and ALL of its techniques, regardless of the literature/science/information, etc. that can be found to refute any and all chiropractic techniques…IT ALL WORKS! Everyone just needs to find that doctor that works best for them. Also, I’m disappointed in KHTS to printing this type of ad.
Are you involved with Chiro Union to achieve the goals you outlined? If not, what steps do you take? What exactly are you offended by?
Thank you Dr. Cheraur, I couldn’t have said it better!! I’m sick of these Dr.’s throwing their fellow colleagues under the Bus.
Well said!!!!
Sincerely,
Thomas Fish, D.C.
It should be known that the “cracking” is only air escaping from a joint and this procedure can be done very, very gently. In fact, it’s the same result you get frequently when you stretch or turn your neck. This statement educates the public, as opposed to scaring them away from chiropractic!
Air? That’s is not a very good way to educate the public.
Thank you Dr. Potlucky. I have been practicing in SCV 25 years. I use 3 different non cracking techniques. The non cracking techniques are more advanced, last longer and gets patient up and ready to live again in weeks, not months or years. But I see Chiropractic changing, less hands on more machines. The one’s who still crack do the same 6-7 adjustments for every patient no matter what they have. I have 20 years of advanced Chiropractic research and I’m now writing all in a book and showing how to do it, how to cure what no one else can cure. Office model was “Find the Cause, Fix the Cause and Watch the Symptoms go away”
If they are all Subluxation based how can anyone technique be anymore advanced than another subluxation based technique? That is like saying the iPhone is more advanced than the iPhone that both use the same fundamental approach. If the science and philosophy are the same how much can subtle differences in the art advance one form of chiropractic?