Burcon Chiropractic Research Institute

04/28/2026

Open today Noon to five by appointment- office 616.575.9990, text 616-647-7946

04/27/2026

A patient once looked me in the eye and asked, "Would you do this if it were your mom?"

She didn't want data. She didn't want statistics. She wanted me to be a human being for thirty seconds.

That question changed how I practice medicine.

After decades as a physician, I can tell you this. I learned more from my patients than I ever learned from a textbook. The textbook taught me how to read labs. My patients taught me that normal labs never mean "I feel fine." The textbook taught me how to deliver a diagnosis. My patients taught me that people often know the diagnosis before I do. They just need permission to name it.

A man who broke a 30-year smoking habit at 58 taught me that the body is far more forgiving than most people believe. A woman who walked with her husband every night after dinner for forty years taught me that a quiet habit repeated for decades protects better than most pills. A child in a wheelchair who asked me to race him down the hallway taught me that resilience sounds like play.

Patients near death rarely talk about their disease. They talk about unfinished love. They don't ask for more stuff. They ask for more time. They don't fear death as much as they fear being forgotten.

And the strongest medicine I've seen doesn't come in a bottle. It comes in casserole dishes from neighbors. It comes in a dog walking into a hospital room on four legs. It comes in a doctor who sits down instead of standing at the door.

I wrote 50 lessons my patients taught me. Some are funny. Some will break your heart. All of them changed how I see health, healing, and what it means to live well.

Read them below 👇️

Share this with someone who works in healthcare and needs to remember why she started.

04/16/2026

Open tomorrow, Friday, April 17, 2026, Noon to 5pm, for established and new practice members.

04/15/2026

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04/13/2026

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04/03/2026

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03/26/2026

Open at 1 pm today. Please call 616.575.9990, Dr Mike

03/05/2026

https://spinalresearch.com.au/research-report-examines-menieres-disease-upper-cervical-subluxation/ #:~:text=In%20the%20paper%2C%20Burcon%20discussed,includes%20the%20symptom%20complex%20consisting

Read our article on Research Report Examines Meniere’s Disease And Upper Cervical Subluxation today and contact us with any questions.

03/05/2026

https://hfchiropracticmarysville.com/blog/41101-a-new-perspective-on-menieres-disease

Health First Chiropractic - Marysville is your local Chiropractor in Marysville, WA serving all of your needs. Call us today at (360) 602-7559 for an appointment! A New Perspective On Meniere's Disease

03/05/2026

https://www.uppercervicalcare.com/blog/say-goodbye-to-meniere%E2%80%99s-disease

Meniere’s disease can cause vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing issues. Find out whether natural approaches offer relief and what options may be available.

03/01/2026

March 1, 2026, 29th anniversary showing Jane’s new cat, Jack, and Michigan’s lovely weather.

02/27/2026

Available afternoons Monday through Saturday by appointment.