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.
Systems Thinking in Patient Care
Traditional holistic chiropractic emphasizes the interconnectedness of body, mind, and spirit, relying heavily on clinical experience and intuition. While this approach has yielded meaningful insights and positive outcomes, it can provide rational solutions for specific issues but often lacks the scientific validation demanded by modern healthcare. Conversely, purely reductionist methods tend to focus increasingly on minor, sometimes unrelated findings, yet they struggle to explain why targeted spinal adjustments can have far-reaching effects throughout the body.
Neither evidence-based approaches nor chiropractic technique systems are inherently reductionistic or holistic. The key distinction lies not in the methods themselves, but in how flexibly they are applied. Both approaches can be used either rigidly or adaptively, depending on the practitioner's mindset and willingness to shift perspectives based on patient needs.
Systems thinking transcends this divide, validating both detailed analyses of specific mechanisms and broader patterns of systemic relationships.