Categorical Proof
Categorical proof is proof so strong, so definite, so compelling as to defy any alternative explanation. Corroborated proof with verifiable transparency coupled with no way of contradicting the evidence and no alternative explanation––such would represent a good first step in these instances. Seeking to convince others––there are gradations, from the obvious to the extraordinary. The […]
Traumatic Nerve Injury and Wallerian Degeneration
Those who handle car and trucking accidents should possess a sensitivity to a phenomenon known as Wallerian degeneration. With a complex patient, this class of injury can be easily missed. Often the symptoms are vague, gradual. Following a head injury, the patient can begin to experience nothing more than a headache or a generalized feeling […]
Healing by Harming
Many traumatically caused injuries, particularly those to the back and neck, create disproportionate symptoms. That’s because such injuries result in both clinical and subclinical harm. Clinical harm is that which is capable of being easily diagnosed: abnormal findings on physical exam or as revealed by diagnostic tests such as x-ray or MRI. Subclinical harm resists […]
Three Shapes of Reasoning
Reasoning is a process that seeks to arrive at correct conclusions. Most view reasoning as linear—a sequential process moving from one step to another. But there are other forms of reasoning as well. Triangular Reasoning. Think of a triangle. Its wide base, which progressively narrows, supports a singular point. A thought process that winnows out […]
