Dr. Kropf

Serving you:

Edward L. Kropf, Jr, BS,DC

 A third generation Chiropractor. A 1986 graduate of The National University of the Allied Health Sciences. 

Certified; Advanced Graston Technique Provider, Brimhall Energy Medicine, Advanced Laser in Sports Medicine, Advanced Diagnostic and Therapeudic Laser. Master Whiplash Spinal Injuries, Treating six causes of pain and disease.

 After practicing 18 years as a traditional Chiropractor I came face to face with a situation that would change the course for the rest of my life. My son Luke suffered behavioral problems in such a manner the school "strongly encouraged" medication for his disease ADHD. Luke’s aunt a psychologist also strongly stated during a short stay with her in July that year, “Luke needs medication” For about a year previous to this, many articles regarding medical treatment were brought to my attention through newspaper, internet and others reporting death, brain wasting and long term illness with the prolonged use of these types of medications. I would at that time admit’ he was more than a hand full at times. My heart recalled His birth and his wonderful demeanor as a baby, that to me was the real Luke. My other son suffered a skin rash more global at the start and with my treatment was only present on his right leg. His Pediatrician prescribed a topical medication that was changed due to the poor long term side effects with use in as much as this topical treatment was shown to increase the risk of cancer!

Is the definition of Chiropractic to push on bones and hear a pop? …or is it much more than giving patients a mere "structural aspirin?" Is it not our duty, as Chiropractors, to identify subluxations and correct them to allow for proper function by any means that are legal, ethical and moral? Does only one style of Chiropractic correct subluxations?

Some would force us to follow their style of practice or report us to the State Board as illegal and unethical. They want anyone that is different to conform to their style - or else. I have studied many forms of Chiropractic and have seen every style help patients: Gonstead, Diversified, BEST,  Craniosacral, Applied Kinesiology, Activator, Instrument Adjusting, Nimmo, NET, SOT, Toggle, Upper Cervical, etc., just to name a few.

DD Palmer said that subluxations are the cause of disease. He even used magnets in his treatments. He pushed on the spine of a janitor, Harvey Lillard, who then gained better hearing after this first Chiropractic adjustment. So, does this mean that Chiropractors are hearing doctors? Chiropractic Neurologists are about the only DC's that can explain the neurological pathways that make this possible. Yet, a whole profession got its start with this event in history. Where are the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over studies and evidence-based research to prove that Harvey heard better as a cause of spinal correction? Should the Chiropractic profession be dissolved if such studies do not exist? Is it possible to "prove" electricity, or love, or how the earth stays positioned without the slightest variation, allowing the sun to rise every day and set every night and we don't burn or freeze instantly?

If the spinal subluxation is the cause of dis-ease and its correction is the answer for improved health, then what is/are the cause(s) of the subluxation? We all agree physical trauma can cause subluxations, but can we deny that emotional stress causes subluxations? What about toxic poisoning, electromagnetic stress, allergies, infections, malnutrition, poor diet, etc? What about weak muscles on one side of the body and spastic on the other? Could ignoring the evaluation and treatment of weak muscles, fascial restrictions, emotional stress, or nutritional considerations leave many patients subluxated or cause them to re-subluxate shortly after they leave the office? Absolutely!

Where does the Crab Story fit in to this conversation? It is said that you never have to put a lid on a bucket of crabs because as soon as one starts to climb out, one of the other crabs will pull it back down into the bucket again. Many in the Chiropractic profession are acting more like crabs than companionate physicians looking for answers to help suffering humanity.

Let's look at the other side of the coin: You are not officially born if a Medical Doctor does not sign your birth certificate, and you are not officially dead until one signs your death certificate. Their license grants them authority to perform almost anything and everything they consider might help a patient. Physical Therapists are constantly expanding their license, yet many Chiropractors are trying to control the practice of other Chiropractors and attempt to shrink-wrap the existing laws. The patients are not complaining about the results they are experiencing. They are thrilled about the life-changing miracles they are receiving. Why is one Chiropractor battling against another, trying to restrict their fellow professionals' scope of practice?

Some doctors and insurance companies criticize Chiropractors because they say we are not confined in a tight enough box. They want us to stay in this limiting "spine and structure" container, which does not exist for medicine or insurance companies. They want to dictate to us what we do and how we practice, so we can be controlled. Some of our fellow Chiropractors are following this limiting belief system to be accepted in the "Valley of the Blind."

We live in a quantum world of light and sound, energy and motion. If muscles move bones, we should test them for strength and range of motion. If certain nutrition or toxins strengthen or weaken a muscle, we should note that and educate the patient on proper diet, exercise, nutrition and detoxification. To do less than that, places us in the "Chiropractic aspirin" category where we pop and pray and hope we relieve a patient's pain or discomfort. If not, we must refer them for drugs or surgery.

I became a Chiropractor because Chiropractic saved my functional life. As great as spinal adjustments are, Chiropractic is more than mechanical correction of the spine. It is identifying and correcting the causes of the subluxation with natural means, which might include manual adjusting, instrument adjusting, nutrients, craniosacral therapy, muscle therapy, light, laser, exercise, diet, detoxification, color, sound, genetic and genomic understanding and research, etc. Some may choose not to do this, and that is fine. However, those of us that are willing to go the extra mile should be allowed to do so, without harassment.

I pray that we learn to support each other in this great profession and work intelligently with other professionals for the sake of humanity.

 My dilemma, my choice. I was personally treating with a Chiropractor, Dr. John Campbell at that time. Dr John have previously attended several seminars regarding Energy Medicine and shared some of the aspects with me he had learned. Dr. John felt this approach would definitely help both of my sons problems.

Funny just how God answers prayer in my life. For about a year I prayed for someone to come into my life to help my sons and offered to pay 10 thousand dollars each child to this person in an effort to cure Luke and Louis. I attended a seminar shortly after being present at an IST school meeting due to Luke’s behavior. The school suggested Luke have counseling AND the counseling center have access to a Medical Doctor just in case medicine was necessary to help. I remember saying at the end of this meeting I would home school Luke rather than expose him to the risks of long term medication! Being divorced and running an office is pretty darn busy! Rethinking this on my way back to the office a 25 minute drive made me realize just how difficult this situation was going to be. My mouth and prayers had written a check so to speak that I didn’t know how to cash.

My word is my bond! I returned to work and mentally processed this situation for days. Finally I submitted to try this seminar, it was close Butler and I hadn’t had a day off in months. That weekend changed my life! The cost to bring Energy Medicine into my practice and treat my sons was about 22 thousand dollars. I joked that 22 thousand was my 20 thousand stated and 10% extra for waiting an extra year, the additional cost for waiting and inflation. Plus 7-8 hundred hours in study in my free time. 6 weeks down the road, Luke’s aunt at Thanksgiving, carefully watching Luke’s behavior, asked what kind of medication Luke was placed on as his behavior was very much improved. I tried to explain what I was doing with Luke, I don’t think she understood my approach. From my perspective she acknowledged the treatment was working! My sister doesn’t mix words with me and is rather a straight shooter. Her appreciation that Luke was very much improved was enough for me. In retrospect Luke had extra energies flowing through him as a response to irritations from toxins and emotions that resulted in him acting out. I learned that energy unbalanced through our system is responsible for very many of the problems/symptoms we suffer. Simultaneous with this my older son Louis’s skin lesion healed and 4 years later never returned. His grandfather suffered this problem most of his life. So much for genetics can not be changed and we are victims of our genes. I no longer believe this as I did most of my life.

Lesson learned: For me I came to realize very much of my previous thinking was shaped by life’s lessons that were incorrect! My father instructed me the understand “that which is normal is not always right and that which is right is not always normal” I finally understand this message.

I have seen so very many patients life’s changed for the better, the list is too very long to mention. There are a few of these stories listed on this web for your review.

Energy medicine is an investment in yourself for others to enjoy. A flight attendant stated in case of an emergency place the oxygen mask on yourself first and then help others. I feel strongly I can’t do much at all for the problems you are facing! I CAN help you to be strong enough to face these problems as so they don’t have a negative effect on your body and others. The following is from Dr. Brimhall and I feel strongly after the changes I made this fits well with my current understand and feelings: Thank you for taking the time out of your life to read what I have had to say. My hope is that in some way we can improve your overall health situation that will not only benefit you but others as well.