Tex Med. 2016 Mar 1;112(3):47-52. Berlin J. Abstract Acupuncture licensing requires thousands of hours of training, but the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners #39; (TBCE #39;s) rules allow chiropractors to perform the procedure and to do so with considerably less training. The Texas Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (TAAOM) is challenging those rules in […]
The purpose of this project is to produce a RAND report/white paper on a problem that confronts the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) professions whereby a profession is defined politically not by its full professional scope but by its treatment modalities. Even when CAM disciplines are defined by legal statutes as broad-based professions, this designation […]
The Wisconsin Chiropractic Association is supporting state legislation that would create a new Primary Spine Care Practitioner (PSCP) practice act and education program for chiropractors who wish to obtain advanced training in evidence informed clinical interventions. CLICK HERE to read the WCA Primary Spine Care Practitioner FAQ CLICK HERE to read the official WCA press […]
-by Bryan Snoddy, TBCE General Counsel No discussion of practice in Texas is ever complete without first identifying the authority which permits a licensee to engage in that scope of practice. The Chiropractic Act, section 201.002, permits a D.C. to perform modalities that “are nonsurgical” and “nonincisive” that “improve the subluxation complex or the biomechanics […]
PUBLISHED: APRIL 13, 2015 AT 3:00 PM LAST UPDATED: APRIL 13, 2015 AT 7:53 PM In two judgments rendered in January, the Disciplinary Board of the College of Chiropractors of Quebec confirms that its members can not claim to cure ear infections in children. “Our members can only deal with diagnoses related to neuro-musculoskeletal conditions. […]
3/23/2015 The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) House of Delegates (HOD) met in Washington, D.C. during the 2015 National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC) and approved a resolution establishing a College of Chiropractic Pharmacology and Toxicology. The resolution was submitted by Dr. Cindy Howard; Dr. Mike Simone; Dr. Rob Jones; Dr. Bob Nelson; Dr. Ric Bruns; Dr. […]
Sunday, March 22, 2015 – 12:50 Chiropractic Medicine, Prescriptive Authority, Full Scope Diagnosis & Treatment Included The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) House of Delegates (HOD) met in Washington, D.C. during the 2015 National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC) and approved a resolution outlining six key elements that should be considered or included in a modern chiropractic […]
CLICK HERE for a print-friendly PDF of the PSCP White Paper Story Source According to a 2011 report by the Wisconsin Hospital Association, Wisconsin must add 2,196 extra physicians in addition to those already expected to enter the workforce to meet the demand by 2030. This equates to just over 100 extra physicians each year. […]
Peter C Emary and Kent J Stuber Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2014, 22:34 doi:10.1186/s12998-014-0034-7 Published: 24 September 2014 Abstract (provisional) BackgroundThe right to prescribe drugs remains a contentious issue within the chiropractic profession. Nevertheless, drug prescription by manual therapy providers is currently an important topic. Notably, physiotherapists in the United Kingdom were recently granted limited […]
Chang M. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2014 Jul 8. pii: S0161-4754(14)00091-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.05.003. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the current status of chiropractic practice laws in the United States. This survey is an update and expansion of 3 original surveys conducted in 1987, 1992, and 1998. […]
Below is a part of an e-mail from Dr. John Amaro regarding a part of the history of chiropractic’s part of acupuncture. Dr. Yennie also taught courses for Texas DC’s: “The first acupuncture educational program I personally ever conducted in Texas was 1978 in Dallas. Since then I have presented literally scores of Certification series […]
Erwin WM, et al. J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2013 Dec;57(4):285-91. Abstract Chiropractors have the potential to address a substantial portion of spinal disorders; however the utilization rate of chiropractic services has remained low and largely unchanged for decades. Other health care professions such as podiatry/chiropody, physiotherapy and naturopathy have successfully gained public and professional trust, […]
J Keith Simpson Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2012 20:1 Abstract Chiropractic has endured a turbulent history, marked by tremendous advances in areas such as education and licensing while marred by interprofessional conflict and a poor public image. The prolonged interprofessional conflict was instrumental in shaping the culture of chiropractic. These obstacles have long-since been removed […]