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objective straight viewpoint.
 
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Back Issues
Volume 1, Number 1
We Are Not Back Doctors
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Adjusting Animals
Volume 1, Number 2
The Role of Fever in an Infection
Kentucky Fried Chicken and Chiropractic
Techniques, Techniques, Techniques
Let’s Get Technical
Volume 1, Number 3
The Role of Fever-A Philosophical
Explanation
Vertebral Subluxation - A Deductive
Approach
Volume 1, Number 4
Innate or Innates
Adaptation
Freedom and Equality
Quotations to Think About
Health Versus Disease
Disease
Volume 1, Number 5
B.J.’s Test
Patient Education - is it important anymore?
How Do You Listen To Innate?
Volume 1, Number 6
The Role of Chiropractic
Napoleon’s Glance
Flexibility - Inflexibility
Volume 2, Number 1
The Georgia - Michigan "Surveys"
Chiropractic Roots
Where Have all the Volume Practices
Gone?
Volume 2, Number 2
Anorexia Philosophica
Neurological-Orthopedic Tests
Caring in Chiropractic
Volume 2, Number 3
Commencement Address
Life, Liberty, The Pursuit of Happiness -
Under Authority
Is There a Difference Among
Chiropractors?
Dogma or Principle
Volume 2, Number 4
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Epistemological Rehabilitation
Why We Do What We Do
Volume 2, Number 5
Odd, Isn’t It?
INNATE or innate
Volume 2, Number 6
Objectives and Results
Intrinsic Value
Straight Chiropractic
Volume 3, Number 1
Characteristics of a Member of the Pivot
Criteria For Care
On Making State Laws
The Chiropractic Objective
Volume 3, Number 2
Characteristics of a Member of the Pivot -
Part II
What’s Wrong with the Straight
Chiropractic Movement?
Deductive Reasoning - Philosophy and
Practice
Volume 3, Number 3
More on Michigan
Chiropractic Civil Disobedience
A Personal Observation
Volume 3, Number 4
Hegelian Logic and Chiropractic
Vertebral Subluxation Complex
Mental Impulses and Nerve Impulses
Organization
Statement of Purpose
Volume 3, Number 5
Growing Pains
Why The South Lost The Civil War
Chiropractic License Mills
Volume 3, Number 6
DIS-EASE
Chiropractic and the Environmentalists
Preventing Subluxations
Volume 4, Number 1
Chiropractic as a Cure All
Peaceful Coexistence
Volume 4, Number 2
It Happened Again!
Idol Worship
Volume 4, Number 3
Chiropractic Options
Straight Position Paper is Needed
Volume 4, Number 4
Chiropractic is Non-Prescriptive
Vertebral Subluxation Degeneration
Volume 4, Number 5
The Silent Majority
Straight & Mixers
Disease
Volume 4, Number 6
The Truth Shall Set You Free
Volume 5, Number 1
What is Chiropractic?
Conservative Health Care
Failed Expectations
Volume 5, Number 2
Professional Survival Values
What’s Wrong With Straight Chiropractic?
Odd, Isn’t It?
Volume 5, Number 3
A Philosophical Case History
Results and Referrals
Medicine and Chiropractic
The Triune of Man
Volume 5, Number 4
Financial Policy
No Easy Solutions
Words, Words, Words
Volume 5, Number 5
Clearview Sanitarium
Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, Where
We’re Going
Volume 5, Number 6
A New Image
A Philosophical Case History- An Answer
Do Chiropractors Refer?
Volume 6, Number 1
Explaining the Patient’s Options
World Chiropractic Alliance-a Good Idea?
Volume 6, Number 2
Patient Education
Thoughts on Our Major Premise
Volume 6, Number 3
Removing Interferences
Objectives and Principles
Volume 6, Number 4
Chiropractic Apologetics-Introduction
Simplistic Chiropractic
Working Together
Volume 6, Number 5
Chiropractic Apologetics Part II
Doctor or Technician?
Volume 6, Number 6
Chiropractic Apologetics, Part III
Terminology
Specificity
Volume 7, Number 1
Chiropractic Apologetics - Part IV
Assuming Responsibility for One’s
Decisions
Volume 7, Number 2
Chiropractic Apologetics Part V
The Death of Traditional Chiropractic
Volume 7, Number 3
Chiropractic Apologetics Part VI
Therapeutic Chiropractic
Objectives
Volume 7, Number 4
Health Care in the 90’s
Principle and Practice
Volume 7, Number 5
Chiropractic and Wholistic Health Care
Reader Response
Types of Practice
Volume 7, Number 6
Let’s Be Honest
Thoughts on Improving our Profession
An Historical Perspective
Volume 8, Number 1
Educated Determinations
Chiropractic vs Medical Standards
We’re Doing Next to Nothing
Volume 8, Number 2
The Uniqueness of Straight Chiropractic
Neurological Orthopedic Tests - Part II

Volumes 8, Number 3 through Volume 14,
Number 1
are available in hardback as The
Pivot Review: 1992-1997.
 See the Books
page.
Volume 14, Number 2
Thoughts on the Chiropractic Objective
National Organizations and the Definitions?
Reality Check
Force Restoration vs. Matter Improvement
Lending Libraries
Volume 14, Number 3
Chiropractic Commentary
Ad Hominum and Straw Man Arguments
Manipulative Medicine
Is Chiropractic A Health Profession?
Thoughts
Volume 14, Number 4
Stretching the Profession’s Vision
Diagnosis and Chiropractic
A Philosophical Question
Illegitimate Chiropractic
Further Thoughts on Preventing
Subluxations
Volume 15, Number 1
Language of Accomodation
The Conflict is Clarifying
An Open Letter To Chiropractic Students
and New Practitioners
Getting Sick People Well
Reality Check
Volume 15, Number 2
Subluxation Based Chiropractic
Medical Bashing
Acceptance and Chiropractic
The ADIO Philosophy
Why Chiropractic is not and Alternative to
Medicine
Volume 15, Number 3
Were Our Forefathers Straight
Chiropractors?
Thoughts
Types of Chiropractic Practice Members
The Meaning of Words
The Elusive Subluxation
A Paradigm
Volume 15 Number 4
Thoughts
Back Issues continued
Volume 16, Number 1
Volume 16, Number 2
Volume 16, Number 3
Volume 16, Number 4
Volume 17, Number 1
Volume 17, Number 2
Volume 17, Number 3
Volume 17, Number 4
Volume 18, Number 1
Volume 18, Number 2
Volume 18, Number 3
Volume 18, Number 4
Volume 19, Number 2
Volume 19, Number 3
Volume 19, Number 4
Volume 20, Number 1
Volume 20, Number 2
Volume 20, Number 3
Volume 20, Number 4
Volume 21, Number 1
Volume 21, Number 2
Volume 21, Number 3
Volume 21, Number 4
Volume 22, Number 1
Volume 22, Number 2
Volume 22, Number 3
Volume 22, Number 4
Volume 23, Number 1
Volume 23, Number 2
Volume 23, Number 3
Volume 23, Number 4
Volume 24, Number 1
Volume 24, Number 2
Volume 24, Number 3
Volume 24, Number 4
Volume 25, Number 1
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