Jonathan Verderame BS D.C. (candidate 2012)

 

Throughout my entire life I suffered from chronic low back pain, headaches and a “diagnosis” of depression. Once more, my father suffered from severe vertigo after a death defying accident when I was a child.

My life as well as my father's took dramatic turns when we were introduced to the philosophy of chiropractic. We discovered that healing could only be accomplished through a properly functioning nervous system, in conjunction with a diet similar to hunter and gatherers.

Although this new understanding challenged my previous paradigm about health, I could not deny that my depression, low back pain and headaches were all gone after the adjustment. My father also got well and significantly reduced his pain medication, and it was at this point in my life that I vowed to help humanity through this new understanding.

 

Doctor of Chiropractic vs. Medical Doctor

"Regarding the basic sciences, these programs are more similar than dissimilar, both in the types of subjects offered and in the time allotted to each subject. The programs also share some common areas in the clinical sciences (1)."

Doctors of Chiropractic (D.C.) are well trained experts. It is important to note that although medical doctors(M.D.) and D.C.'s have equivalent training, they both differ on their conclusions about health. The Reason:

M.D.'s focus on pathology(disease), while D.C.'s focus on physiology (proper function).

Ask Intelligent Questions

The primary difference, is found in the quality of the question that each profession asks about health and disease.

Medical Doctor

1. "What is the symptom how can I treat it?"

Doctor of Chiropractic

1. "What is required for health?"

2. "What is the cause how can I prevent it?"

What is the Role of the Physician?

 

William J. Mayo, M.D.

“The ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician (2)."

All physicians have a moral obligation to teach prevention instead of emergency care. Medicine is like the fire department: it can save the life of your house in an emergency, but it cannot create homeostasis (health) or proper cell function.

 

1. Altern. Ther. Health Med."A comparative study of chiropractic and medical education." 1998 Sep;4(5):64-75

2. Aphorisms of Dr. Charles Mayo and William Mayo. (1951). Charles C Thomas Publisher, Springfield Illinois.