Systems Chiropractic™
Precise and Holistic
Where clinical experience meets systems thinking
Systems Chiropractic™ was developed by Dr H. Peter Hong in Hong Kong through clinical practice up to April 2020, and continues as a research‑based framework for strategy‑guided chiropractic care.
Challenges of Rigid Thinking in Chiropractic
Chiropractors often become deeply committed to prevailing perspectives, either holistic or reductionist, limiting adaptability in patient care. Once a practitioner’s mindset is fixed, shifting approaches becomes difficult. This rigidity leads to several challenges:
- 🛠️ Over-standardized examination and treatment protocols, minimizing real-time decision-making.
- 🦯 Blind adherence to authoritative figures, limiting independent reasoning.
- ⚖️ Reduced ability to handle complex cases, as strict adherence to either a reductionist or holistic view creates gaps in clinical adaptability.
The rise of evidence-based healthcare presents additional challenges. Chiropractic care lacks a clearly defined domain, standardized methodology, and universally accepted treatment principles, making it difficult to distinguish from other professions that incorporate spinal manipulation. Without specific conditions and gold standards for comparison, chiropractic risks blending into broader healthcare systems without a distinct identity, weakening clarity in clinical decision-making.
Without a shift toward adaptable thinking, chiropractic risks losing its distinct identity and effectiveness within modern healthcare. Systems Chiropractic provides a structured yet dynamic method to bridge holistic and reductionist approaches, ensuring chiropractors can refine diagnostics, optimize treatments, and strengthen chiropractic’s role in evidence-based healthcare.