Our Finest Hour

by Myron Brown, DC, ACP, FCSC (Hon.)

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Published by the Garden State Chiropractic Society 2016

In an historic message delivered by Winston Churchill to the British Parliament on June 18, 1940, the newly seated Prime Minister sought to rally his people as the country braced itself to go it alone against the full fury of Hitler’s Nazi war machine. The Germans, gleeful over their defeat of France had already over-run Belgium and the Netherlands after acquiring Poland in the blitzkrieg invasion several months before, were focused squarely on the British Isles. It was Churchill’s charge to lead the country against Hitler and the first step was to inspire and encourage. The message delivered to Parliament that day included Churchill’s famous summary statement, “Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, "This was their finest hour."

Similarly, a National Public Radio interview with Andrei Cherny, author of The Candy Bombers revealed a fascinating true story that unfolded in post-World War II... 

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Old Dad Chiro: His Thoughts, Words, and Deeds

by Myron Brown, DC, ACP, FCSC (Hon.)

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Published in the Journal of Chiropractic Humanities

“Little deeds are like little seeds—they grow to flowers, and weeds.” Daniel David Palmer, the founder of the chiropractic profession, prophetically encapsulated the essence of his life. The thoughts, words, and deeds of this intriguing individual took root and blossomed into a profession. His words and deeds were diverse enough to provide a broad range of possible interpretations and were sometimes exploited or misrepresented by others to proffer meanings that are clearly inconsistent with the central theme of his values...

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D.D. Palmer was individualistic and enigmatic. This publication provides a look at the whole in an attempt to reveal the character and spirit of the founder of the chiropractic profession.

Mastoid Fossa Study (a peer-reviewed scientific study)

Dr. Myron Brown, Dr. Arianna Coe, Tom DeBoard, MS

This scholarly article reports on thermographic research. It appeared in a peer-reviewed journal and was originally published in July 2010. The study involves skin temperature measurements as a determinant of vertebral subluxation.

Mastoid Fossa Temperature Imbalances in the Presence of Interference Patterns: A Retrospective Analysis of 253 Cases

Click here to read the article: (Originally published in The Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research July 15, 2010)

Visit Titronics for information on the equipment used in this study.

Diamonds and Violins

by Myron Brown, DC, ACP, FCSC (Hon.)

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Originally published in The Chiropractic Journal

As the dark ages were giving way to the age of enlightenment, the unassuming violin was emerging as the brightest jewel in the crown of musical instruments.  It’s origins remain shrouded, but what is certain is that by the early 1500’s the instrument matured from a number of crude predecessors to a three, and then finally the four -stringed creation so familiar to us today. 
Brilliance in the arts was a distinctive feature of the Renaissance and this was true about the art of violin making, perhaps more than in any other art.  In fact, modern violin makers revere and today’s virtuoso performers pursue the works of certain great makers who worked in a small geographic region during a relatively short span of time...

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 Note: Dr. Brown wrote this article while serving as Executive Vice President/Provost of a chiropractic college. A 1974 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, he is a Fellow of the College of Straight Chiropractic (1999), has extensive experience in chiropractic college accreditation and has served as a member of the boards of trustees of two chiropractic colleges, one in the U.S. and another in New Zealand. He lectures on chiropractic internationally and has played an important role in the development of modern chiropractic instrumentation.

  The Paradigm of the Cat

by Myron Brown, DC, ACP, FCSC (Hon.)

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Originally published in Straight from Sherman

The article below is philosophical.  It relates educational paradigms, advances and illusions to analogies relevant to the perception of the chiropractic profession.

In reality things are not always what they appear to be.  We learned this lesson very well in Dr. Seuss’s landmark book, The Cat in the Hat, as taught by the dodgy “things.”  “Thing One” was not really the character we believed he, she (or it) was, not to mention the other devious and disorderly, “Thing Two.”  The elusive “things” can serve as a useful microcosmic mirror on reality when one considers that neither “Thing One” nor “Thing Two” were real, outside of the confines of the story book.  Or were they?

Is it not arguable however, that at least in the context of this discussion, their immaterial existence has been exhibited?

In the story Thing One and Thing Two trashed the house while the incredulous children looked on and although it was truly convenient when all of their damages were miraculous reversed by the inimitable cat; the sudden turnaround sheds doubt on the validity of the scenario.  How could a shattered glass vase instantly be rendered intact?  Yet in the paradigm of the “toon” Roger Rabbit can be flattened by a truck and survive without a scratch and Wily Coyote can fall off the edge of a cliff, plummet a thousand feet, splat into a small cloud of dust, then walk away unscathed. However, in reality our confidence is often shaken when what we see, hear, touch, taste and smell turns out to be fallacious.  Naïve realism is the term that describes the belief that we can trust our senses, yet we know that Harry Houdini built his impressive career on the knowledge of just how unreliable perceptions like “seeing is believing” can be...

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Sex Appeal or Substance: Where is the Greater Vision?

Myron D. Brown, DC, FCSC (Hon.)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
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I’ll always remember that silly slogan burned into a rustic wooden sign at camp. Although it wasn’t particularly funny, it was one of many little quips found here and there in that vast wooded setting known as summer camp. “Clean mind, clean body…take your pick” was a witticism whose understood purpose was to produce a chuckle. It made light of some of the virtues that the camp organizers aimed to strengthen in the youths. Just below the surface was the certainty that the youths should learn both clean mind and clean body. Choice was never the intent, yet the idea of choice shifted the focus cleverly enough to echo the message differently. Its light hearted slant just somehow got noticed and in the mind of at least one camper, was remembered.
It’s fascinating to note what things catch the imagination and resonates with people. The top 40 musical songs lack the timelessness and exquisite artistry of the classical, but are certainly more popular; just as dessert seems more attractive than healthier nourishment. Sometimes that which resonates with the people will quickly lose its appeal as well. For example the most popular American toy ever made became a fad with over 100 million sold in 1958. The Hula Hoop® wasn’t even original; it had existed for thousands of years and circular hoops made of grape vines are known to have been a children’s toy in ancient Egypt1. Clever marketing tying them to the Hawaiian dance, the hula and a unique promotional scheme resulted in the hoop mania of the 1950’s. The bright colored plastic used to manufacture only those produced in 1958, if straightened out end to end, could have circled the globe five times. Although there are still a few hula hoops sold today, the fad seemed to fade as suddenly as it appeared. It appears as though we live in a time when the marketing itself often emerges as the objective, regardless of the substance. The old advertising slogan, “sell the sizzle, not the steak” just might have been supplanted by “sell the sizzle and worry about the steak later.”
More than 200 years ago Johann Wolfgang von Goethe made this statement about the principle embodied in taking action, “…that moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too...Whatever you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now. Nike made the idea glitzy with only three words, “Just Do It.” Yes, there is magic in marketing, yet we...

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1 Source: The Great Idea Finder, http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/hulahoop.htm (The trademark, Hula-Hoop ® is the property of Wham-O Manufacturing, 1958)
2 Chiropractic Clinical Controlled Research, Palmer School of Chiropractic, B.J. Palmer, 1951, page 362
3 What Time Tuesday?, James Tomasi, International Christian Servants, Inc. Harrisburg, PA, 2005
4 Let My People Go Surfing: : The Education of a Reluctant Businessman, Penguin Press HC, 2005