The butterfly effect

Abstract

As full-time practitioners in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., my partner and I deal with a very skeptical population. The idea that the effects of a chiropractic adjustment may extend beyond the individual patient and benefit the wider community usually seems like mushy metaphysics and softheaded speculation to patients. New research on the relationship between subluxation and reaction time allows us to explore this topic from a base of solid science. The following patient education article is intended to make a start in that direction. Please feel free to use it for bulletin board display, front-desk handout, lay lectures or tableside talks.