Are You on Purpose with the Purpose of Chiropractic with Dr. Christopher Kent

Dr. Steve Tullius and Pacha Hornaday sit down with Dr. Christopher Kent, a longtime steward of the chiropractic profession, to trace his path into the field and his decades of work defending its core principles. The conversation covers the four foundational ideas of chiropractic, the rise of subluxation deniers, and what it will take to bring subluxation-focused care to billions of people who currently have no access to it. It offers chiropractors a clear-eyed look at where the profession stands and what genuine purpose-driven practice requires going forward.

Dr. Christopher Kent shares how a lifelong drive toward human empowerment led him to chiropractic and ultimately shaped more than five decades of work across practice, research, education, law, and professional leadership. He digs into chiropractic’s purpose through the relationship between life, the nervous system, interference, and human potential, while warning against reducing the profession to a narrow musculoskeletal role within conventional healthcare. The discussion also tackles education, politics, subluxation research, and the responsibility to give future chiropractors the philosophy, evidence, and technical skill needed to carry that purpose forward. For Dr. Kent, the future rests with chiropractors who have the vision to see what chiropractic can become, the commitment to pursue it, and the skill to make that vision real.