Dc Louis Sportelli
Private Practice, Palmerton, PA 18071.
J Chiropr Humanit. 2012 Jul 12;19(1):40-3. doi: 10.1016/j.echu.2012.10.004. eCollection 2012 Dec.
The chiropractic profession has struggled with how it is viewed and perceived by those within the profession and the powerful forces outside the profession. This commentary suggests that the vast majority of professional unrest is largely due to lines drawn upon philosophical boundaries and how we perceive what we know. For the profession to advance, it is imperative that unsubstantiated claims are eliminated from our justification for being and that we continue to test theories using scientific methods. Theories espoused must be able to be supported by valid research, and we must be ready to accept the results of these investigations and either build upon that body of research or accept the findings and move in alternative directions that science will take us. In doing so, we will contribute to the philosophy of health and perhaps help to change the health care paradigm from disease focused to wellness, which is based upon evidence and not emotion.
整脊疗法行业一直纠结于业内人士以及行业外强大势力如何看待和认知它。本评论表明,绝大多数的行业动荡很大程度上是由于在哲学界限上划定的界限以及我们如何看待我们所知道的东西。为了该行业的发展,必须从我们存在的理由中消除未经证实的主张,并且我们要继续用科学方法检验理论。所支持的理论必须能够得到有效研究的支持,而且我们必须准备好接受这些调查的结果,要么在该研究基础上继续推进,要么接受研究结果并朝着科学将引领我们的其他方向发展。这样做,我们将为健康哲学做出贡献,也许有助于将医疗保健模式从以疾病为重点转变为以健康为基础,而这种转变是基于证据而非情感。