Oh, he also preaches to get off your anti-depressants because “no one needs them”. I got off of mine for 3 months. But got back on them when I became suicidal. I’ve been on them since then and feel fine. His office prints hand-outs that reference how anti-depressants are a poison to your body, and I’m 100% sure that the “friend” mentioned in the blog was also taking anti-depressants.

I am all for chiropractic treatment, but these people are money-hungry. They do not FIX scoliosis and they do not take away your depression. God doesn’t “guide their hands”. It’s a bunch of crap.

You’re a very comically simple and naive person, Alan, if you believe that fame and success is always the result of honesty and good will toward others. There are hundreds of amazingly successful men and women who are complete scumbags at heart. Many of them, if society is lucky, end up in prison.

Dick Cheney is the Vice President of the United States! You go right ahead and trust him based on his success and status. Good luck with that.

I’m not going to sit here and bicker back and forth with you. You have offered nothing new in this latest comment of yours. You simply don’t like what you read and have said so many times now. We get it. You’re allowed. And I continue to approve your comments for posting here, but you’re a broken record now, and it’s old, so comment all you want but I’ll not reply further. Everything I have to say has already been said.

I heard every detail of this “friend”’s employment from day 1 to day Final. Every day. I heard every detail, also, of the situation in Orlando at the conference. I asked questions. I asked for clarification on everything.

I have no PERSONAL axe to grind.

I have a soapbox and this is America. I spoke out about something that sat very poorly with me.

“”anyone who rises to the top of a profession and is as in demand by patients as they obviously are must be doing something right”"

That’s weak logic at best.

Being good to each other involves, at its CORE, sharing information like this with others so they can determine what they wish from it.

Reality and fact are not slander.

I am extremely impressed by your very blog entry. I thought it was very professional and truthful.
To make a long story short, I go to Life University in Marietta, GA (NOT TO BE A CHIRO but in The sports health science Graduate department: Yes, they have OTHER STUFF!! :D)
and I have worked as a chiropractic assistant.
I was also “informed” of this mandatory conference in orlando you were speaking of upon the first few weeks of being hired as a C.A..
While in attendance, I was very grateful for an all-expense paid trip (including airfare), but little did I know what was really in store.
From the moment the seminars (that lasted up to 14hrs/day) started I was tracked down even to simply go to the restroom by my boss/office manager.
I was coerced into going to lunch /dinner and spend every waking minute with my office co-workers while in attendance. This included all “lunches”, “breaks”, and “meetings” that the doctor of the office went to. We basically just followed him around like personal shadows.
I supposed because I was “being paid for” that it meant I would obligated to partake in cult-like activities.
Although, the very first day (right after checking in to the hotel) my other office “colleagues” …meaning the rest of the front desk staff was given the opportunity to partake in “seaworld”, with again all expense paid admission courtesy of the doctor (hmmmm…write off in business expenses??) and have a relaxing-filled day before the slavery began.
While my co-workers were out getting sprayed by Shamu, I was entitled to enjoying a wonderful nutritional seminar on neuro-toxicity and other useful topics.
Now, don’t get me wrong..I absolutely adore this topic because my Undergraduate degree is in Dietetics, but to sit through even MORE seminars while every one else is having fun in Florida? Something just wasn’t adding up: even at this point.
I personally met Dr. Ben and Dr. Loman and it was nothing against them individually, I just don’t agree with their style of going about pushing the religion card in addition to their practices.
I grew up 100% catholic and I’m used to people whipping out their reasonings for things .”God this, God that..”..but I agree with you completely and I understand EXACTLY why noone can give your friend an answer about why she was “let go”.
I saw a lot of shady stuff go on behind the scenes, with some always relating back to “God” and it really frustrated me because I am very pro-chiropractic, pro-active preventative healthcare, and pro-wellness.
I am glad that I was able to experience such monstrosity because it opened my mind up even more so than it is.
Ultimately, I did not feel right doing what I did with a group of people preaching what they were preaching.
So, I chose to leave shortly thereafter the seminar in Orlando. I guess my “innate” intuition made my ultimate decision that some people aren’t always in certain practices of life for the proper reasons.
Thanks for writing, I’m excited there are others that share my mentality!
Best Regards.

Is it possible that she was in a bad dr’s office?Certainly. Should she or you blanket a group because of her account of a story? If you are as intelligent as you think you are…

I had a chest pain that kept getting worse through 2005. I went to a cardiologist may 2006 for an exam. Within days, i had spent in excess of $2500 dollars on top of what my insurance paid, in his office on different tests. I never saw him once. I spoke to him for a couple of minutes on the phone. The next battery of tests and treatment was going to cost me ~$8000.00.

Did i care what religion he was or what type of car he drove? No. His family has kids my age. They all drove porsches, mercedes and the like to our high school. They live in the wealthiest part of Dallas. They are Christians but you would never know it.

Before i went on with any further M.D. test, i found Dr. Josh Ferrell at the Wellness Institute in Frisco. My spine was in the wrong shape and he personally explained the entire thing in what he calls the Dr’s report. There were 8 other patients with us and we all understood what exactly he would be doing before we agreed to his care. It was not pushy, strange or anything except full of information that i was so happy to hear.

I chose to pay him in monthly installments as opposed to one payment up front.

My chest pain is gone. My asthma of 36 years is gone. My medicine cabinet no longer has 20 bottles or boxes in it. I don’t even keep advil or alka seltzer any more.

Does it matter that Dr. Josh is a Christian or that he attends the TTWAC seminars. No.

Trust in the power of your body. Respect it. Don’t make the same mistakes that so many people make, ie. listening to the media, reaching for a pill for any little symptoms, listening to second hand info from someone you don’t know or trust.