Does the Term "SUBLUXATION" Embarrass you? from DrKEV's blog

The battle line here in Europe is drawn. Take notice! What the competition has been unable to do with science, it seeks here and now to accomplish with vocabulary.

A colleague writes:

"It is suggested that ‘subluxation’ be replaced by Joint Dysfunction, or Joint Dysfunction Complex, or even Biomechanical Joint Lesion. ...‘Subluxation’ takes too long to explain and has a lot of baggage. The other proposed terms MEAN THE SAME but are much easier to explain."

I understand the significance of establishing medico-legal terms. It isn't easy. But the phrases being proposed to replace 'subluxation' actually are brief, easy to understand, explanations of the meaning of subluxation. The only baggage the word has, comes from a century of misrepresentation and disinformation big pharma and AMA have dumped on us.

Whenever science takes another leap and more proof backing up VSC becomes obtainable and available, we get a whole new onslaught. Using word games in an attempt to get us to throw the baby out with the bathwater. The phenomenon we treat deserves a name, rather than a phrase description. The name 'subluxation' legally stakes out our territory.

When DCs eventually merge with MDs, those hybrid practitioners need to be DCs first, and only resort to petro-pharmaceuticals and surgery when absolutely necessary. The current trend, as evidenced by this renewed attack on our terminology, is a sign of the opposition's weakness in the face of new research breakthroughs that prove we have been right all along, and they have been overpriced, unsafe, and ineffective, ...and worse!

What we want to fight for is recognition that a lifetime of covered chiropractic maintenance and prevention care saves the system money. I sincerely believe it does. And mounting evidence supports that. We do not want to be reduced to specialists treating pain. Specialists are not primary care providers. You need an MD script to get to see one. That would be a HUGE, unwarranted, step backwards for us.
 
The scientific community is well equipped to adopt new terms with legally recognized definitions.

When we now do have a rapidly growing body of scientific EVIDENCE backing us up, it would be foolish to let them castrate the profession with semantics.

Maybe a good place to start is getting microsoft to add subluxation into their spell checker! ;)

You can make a difference by helping us gather sound research here in the forum so it is readily available to policy makers! Who are currently, or most likely will be, suffering needlessly, otherwise. Your thoughts on this matter, also matter!