Rationalism, vitalism, and spiritual inspiration have always been the root of chiropractic philosophy. That is mainly based on the innate intelligence of the body to cure itself and attain optimal health. Chiropractic therapy had made its autonomy and separates itself from traditional medicine is the deduction from indisputable doctrine aid on distinguishing the difference of chiropractic to traditional medicine. This provided the legal and political lines regarding claims on practicing chiropractic for medicine.
Miami chiropractors, considers the straight Philosophy that had been
taught to all generations of chiropractors, this rejects the
inferential capacity on reasoning regarding the scientific method and
basically relies on the assumptions of Vitalistic principle rather than
that of materialism of science. What set aside a Miami chiropractor is
that they also accept the importance of scientific research with due
respect to the traditional medicine, termed as “mixers” that attempts to
the combination of both line of medicine, which are; reductionisms of
science against metaphysics which is their predecessors. This came to
the approach on the holistic paradigm on wellness. So this made a
breakthrough that made other chiropractors to propose on the divorce of
it from the straight philosophy as a part of the campaign that eliminate
the stability dogma and be able to engage to critical thinking and at
the same time evidenced-based research. Even though such philosophy
exists, still there is a wide diversity which set the ideas of other
chiropractors apart. The belief on the spine and the general health of
an individual are basically related in an instinctive way and it is
mediated with the nervous system are what makes most of the
chiropractors in unison. With this chiropractic therapy examines that
biomechanics and the functions of each structure of the spine, in
accordance with its effects are the musculoskeletal and the nervous
system and the understanding that they are interrelated on the role
regarding wellness and the state of being ill.
Chiropractic therapy revolves from the following perspective, Holism,
Conservatism, Homeostasis and Straight chiropractic. The breakdown of
the following is the combination of all practices in chiropractic that
makes it more precise and effective. The Holistic approach assumes that
the health of an individual is generally affected by the environment he
is in. this involves the other sources such as spiritual and existential
dimension in disparity. Reductionism in chiropractic reduces the cure
for health problem into single factor, which is vertebral subluxation.
Conservatism put in consideration the risk of clinical interventions by
able to balance the health benefits. These points out noninvasive
treatment to be able to minimize the risk and be able to avoid surgery
and further medications, Homeostasis is based on the body’s innate self-
healing abilities, this is in accordance with the instinctive
intelligence of the body to cure itself. Straights chiropractic therapy
is focused on the chiropractor’s own philosophy alone and treatment
model, while mixers tend to look up to the patient and the patient’s
current situation. Giving consideration of the patient’s condition and
how it can be able to adapt on chiropractic therapy.