Dr. Erick Thompson

06/03/2026

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"One of the major tenets that chiropractic hinges on is the concept of a universal intelligence. What makes a rock a rock, a cat a cat, a tree a tree and all of the known and unknown science that keeps the known universal laws intact.

When we discuss chiropractic outside of the whole pain-management model, it centers around removing interference from the body, so it doesn't have to adapt in potentially unhealthy ways. A limp to protect a twisted ankle that results in knee and hip pain; a subluxated rib resulting from carrying a 4-year-old and a baby in a car seat in addition to poor posture at that age of 28 because you're STILL in school... causing chest pain and panic attacks.

The industry has shifted toward the pain model for two reasons: 1. Much of modern healthcare reimbursement is tied to diagnosis and symptom management. 2. Pain is an obvious sign (like we discussed last week, often one of the last signs our body gives that something is wrong), making it easy to recognize when someone needs help.

Examples are all throughout the body that prove that something can be out of balance without there being symptoms. High blood pressure is the perfect example. If you don't get your blood pressure checked, it can be scary high without your knowledge until something catastrophic happens. You may recall the Bakris and Dickholtz study from 2007 that suggested improvements in blood pressure following a specific NUCCA upper cervical intervention.

If you're not in pain, that's amazing. You may want to take preventative measures to ensure it stays that way through diet, exercise, rest, and on occasion chiropractic. You may also find yourself already on that journey and choose chiropractic as one more tool to support how your body adapts to physical, chemical, and emotional stress.

When we're in the throes of acute pain, paying for chiropractic can get expensive fast, but on the wellness journey, investing in your spine once every 1 to 3 months is a lot more manageable." - Dr. Erick Thompson

05/15/2026

Not gonna lie, it feels weird posting this.

I started writing this book eight years ago with the intention of helping people take more control of their own health. We have more influence over our health and wellness than we often realize, and if you’re like me, knowing what to do and actually doing it can sometimes be two very different things.

Over those eight years, some ideas evolved as I learned new information, but the basic foundation stayed the same: how we move, fuel, and think has a bigger impact on our wellbeing than any adjustment or pill ever could.

If you’re interested, the link for the book is here:

Because I don’t know exactly what your body needs or what will work best for you. In , Dr. Erick Thompson breaks down how the body adapts to physical, chemical, and emotional stress and how those responses shape your long-term health. Most health advice tells you what to do, with rigid ru...

05/11/2026

Proof copy just arrived!
It might be small, but sometimes it's how you use it 😂

02/08/2026

12/10/2025

"There is a documentary that came out in 2008 by Ben Stein called “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.” It argues against atheism, that there must be an intelligence behind the design of the universe, life, etc. It was a good documentary.

It entered my life as I was finishing my undergraduate degree and had a toddler. At a time when I was taking a lot of biology classes, chemistry classes, physics and mathematics classes and witnessing a human being experience life for the first time. The documentary did nothing to sway my opinion, it was an echo chamber. I remember thinking while watching the movie that the more I learned about what we know of the universe and how it works, the more certain I was that there had to be divinity behind it. A creator, or source; universal intelligence: God.

I don’t agree with the idea of using faith as a marketing concept, but the ideal of the divine is at the foundation of chiropractic. The founder of chiropractic DD Palmer based the entire philosophy of chiropractic on this universal intelligence. Noting a life force that is found from humans down to amoeba and even in rocks is responsible for the form and function of all things. The easiest example is the self-healing nature.

If we cut our hand, processes start due to signals we’re constantly sending, we are losing blood. Sending signals to start coagulating, to stop the bleeding. When we get sick, our bodies send antibodies and macrophages to stop the attack and then clean out the debris afterwards. It’s gross, but when I blow my nose and it’s yellow, I am almost always reminded that it is the corpses of the immune system battling the antigen.

Chiropractic doesn’t cure anything. It helps reset the system so that normal processes can resume. It allows the body to heal itself, which is something it naturally does on its own. The goal of chiropractic is to remove the interference so the body can heal. We remove the splinter." - Dr. Erick Thompson