Libro: The Essence of Chiropractic: The Subluxation-Centered Philosophy and Practice (TIC Chiropractic White Books)

Thomas A. Gelardi founded Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in 1973 and served as its president until 1997. His central contribution was a simple but radical claim: a profession is defined by its practice objective, and chiropractic's practice objective is the correction of vertebral subluxation. That idea reframed how the straight chiropractic movement understood itself and gave it a philosophical foundation that could withstand decades of institutional opposition.
The Essence of Chiropractic gathers sixty-four articles, addresses, and presidential messages spanning 1974 to 2010, the most complete collection of Gelardi's writing ever published. Arranged thematically across eight parts, the collection covers foundational chiropractic philosophy, professional identity, the practce objective, the straight-mixer divide, the accreditation battles, and the building of a movement. Gelardi writes as philosopher, educator, and embattled college president, making the case for subluxation-centered chiropractic in classrooms, courtrooms, legislative halls, and the profession's own journals. The arguments are as alive today as when he first made them.
For chiropractors seeking a deeper grounding in chiropractic philosophy and subluxation-centered practice, for students asking why the profession's mission matters, and for anyone who wants to understand what chiropractic is and what it could be, this is the essential text.