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Missed Diagnosis of the Past…

Let’s take a trip back to an innocent time when I was being bored to death in pathology class at the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. The anatomy and physiology department was stocked with Egyptian medical doctors from the University of Alexandria, who had all escaped religious persecution to come to America (They were Christian). I’m imagining … Continue reading Missed Diagnosis of the Past… →

Protopathic Bias and the Different Strokes

Several times when I practiced in America, I had patients who would tingle my Spidey sense: They would come in and present with a headache and neck pain (standard) and maybe a little bit of dizziness. But something didn’t seem right. “It’s probably not a big deal, but I would recommend you get this checked out … Continue reading Protopathic Bias and the Different Strokes →

The “Terrifying” Rise of the Anti-Vaxxers:

*This Piece was written in September 2015 and is why I make reference to a Republican Primary debate and the then leading Republican candidate, Donald Trump (Like that will ever Happen 🙂 . Again in light of recent hysteria I feel its important to get all sides viewpoints out there. There is a certain Mythology … Continue reading The “Terrifying” Rise of the Anti-Vaxxers: →

Vaccines: When Non Correlation implies Causation

*This was a piece I published Several Years ago, but with the talk of mandatory vaccines it will always be relevant. I'm probably not as "Anti-Vaxx" as many of my Chiropractic Colleagues, however possessing any Skepticism of the CDC's schedule is enough to earn the title. My position is slightly more nuanced, I believe: Vaccines … Continue reading Vaccines: When Non Correlation implies Causation →

The Confused decline of a profession in over 100 years and under 1000 words:

Chiropractic principles were discovered in 1895 when Daniel David (DD) Palmer adjusted the spine of a deaf man, Harvey Lillard, and was able to restore his hearing. This started the belief that adjusting the spine (in particular specific individualized adjustments of precise vectors to Vertebral Subluxations) contributed to more efficient function of the nervous system which … Continue reading The Confused decline of a profession in over 100 years and under 1000 words: →

The Miracles of Science

I remember the first day my 9 year old patient “walked” into my office. Walked needs quotation Marks as he clutched his mother’s arm, literally using her as a human crutch as he had not been able to walk properly in months due to dizziness and nausea. His life support, a mother with an anguished … Continue reading The Miracles of Science →

The Journey… The Making of a Chiropractic Rōnin….

In many ways I think the majority of the chiropractic profession comes to Chiropractic through their falling in love (whether we recognize the tingle of the butterfly’s or not) with the vitalistic (Traditional Straight) model of Chiropractic. My First experience with Chiropractic was when I was 16 years old. “Dr. Andy” came to my High School in New … Continue reading The Journey… The Making of a Chiropractic Rōnin…. →

The Journey Continues…

My Name is Marc Tafuro, I am a Chiropractor with close to two decades professional experience, 10 Years in Southern California and over the past 5 Years of which living and practicing in Asia, in Particular Order: Indonesia, Thailand, China and the Philippines. Within the profession we hear of "Chiro Ninjas", hopefully for speed and … Continue reading The Journey Continues… →