Have you heard of the Ring-Dinger? Boy are you in for a treat… Ever wonder why some patients’ depression symptoms seem to improve under chiropractic care? A new study explores why. And, revisiting Wilk vs. The AMA, the lawsuits that changed the chiropractic profession. - ED.
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Ring Dinger Chiropractic Technique: Revolutionizing Spine Alignment
Have you heard of the Ring-Dinger Technique? Pioneered by Dr. Gregory Johnson, this technique claims to “provide immediate relief from back and neck pain by realigning the spine.”
Dr. Johnson even designed (and sells) his own chiropractic table to perform his high velocity distraction adjustments. He’s even giving seminars on the method.
Dr. Johnson has become a surprise social media sensation with his rather shocking methods. His YouTube channel has millions of views. People either love it or hate it. Most recently, he’s had a few visits from celebrities.
SCIENCE
The theory: Many of the symptoms of depression can actually be attributed to an over-stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
This paper explores a plausible neurobiological explanation for chiropractic adjustments can help regulate the central nervous systems and relieve major depression symptoms. The full paper can be read here.
POLITICS
Looking Back on The Lawsuit That changed Chiropractic And Why It Still Isn’t Over: Wilk vs. The AMA
The future of the chiropractic profession changed on Aug. 27, 1987, when federal court judge Susan Getzendanner found the American Medical Association (AMA) guilty of conspiring to destroy chiropractic.
For years, the medical profession (on a national level) had conspired to contain and the chiropractic profession by encouraging ethical complaints against doctors of chiropractic opposing chiropractic inroads in health insurance, inroads into hospitals; and eliminating chiropractic schools.
This article is a great review of the case and why many of these old battles still rage on.