Chiropractic Philosophy differs dramatically from a Medical Philosophy of health. Medical Philosophy is based on MECHANISM. This philosophy of health views the body as a one-dimensional, linear machine where the WHOLE equals the SUM of its PARTS. This basically means that in a diseased state, medicine prescribes an organ specific drug or transplants a new part to keep the system 'working'. This approach to health is termed an OUTSIDE, IN approach where external factors such as drugs and surgery are used to effect a change on the inside of the body.

The problem with a medical approach to HEALTH is that medicine's philosophy deals with sickness care or crisis care and NOT wellness care or true health care. When we apply a medical approach to staying well, medicine is not as effective as other means. The side effects of drugs and surgery are some of the leading causes of death. Prescription medication is not safe.

Chiropractic Philosophy is based on VITALISM. A vitalistic philosophy views the body as a multi-dimensional organism controlled by an internal life-force or energy, where the WHOLE is GREATER than the SUM of its PARTS. This life-force or innate intelligence flows via the nervous system to every cell, tissue and organ, instructing them what to do. Since we self-heal and self-regulate, blockage to the nervous system by way of subluxation will impair nerve flow and causes sub-optimal function of the body, resulting in eventual disease. This approach to health is termed an INSIDE, OUT approach where the body is stimulated by an adjustment to correct itself naturally. Chiropractic neither removes or adds anything to the body it only stimulates self-healing. Chiropractic is remarkably SAFE anywhere from 100 to 1000 times safer than any drug including aspirin or Tylenol and it is the only treatment that corrects subluxations.