Happy Birthday Chiropractic!

The International Chiropractors Association is pleased to announce it will conduct its landmark Chiropractic Wellness Certification series for 2008 in Dallas, Portland and Philadelphia. “This groundbreaking educational program has proven to be one of the most successful certification offerings in chiropractic.

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Dog food, breath mints, shampoo and gum. We have all received unexpected freebies in the mail, but prescription drugs? A lawsuit has been filed in Florida after drug pushers (what would you call them?) began sending samples of Prozac in the mail to unsuspecting folks. It is still not clear how…

What courses do I have to take in order to be accepted into the chiropractor program? Can I get my pre-chiropractic education at my local community college? I’ve already taken biology, organic chemistry, two social science courses and a psychology class, what else is required to get into chiropractic school? I already have a Masters degree in exercise physiology, can I start chiropractic training right away, or will I require other coursework? These are the types of questions I receive from patients, student e-mails, and other people I meet thinking about a career in chiropractic.

The Associazione Italiana Chiropratici (AIC) has announced that 17 years after the presentation of the first law proposal for professional recognition, on December 21, 2007, chiropractic was recognized by the Italian Parliament as a primary health care profession. For more than three decades, the AIC has led a determined struggle to secure this vitally important legal recognition for chiropractic, in the face of equally determine medical opposition.

There is a powerful shift happening in the consciousness for well-being. As health-care providers we owe it to the families we care for to stay connected with the leading edge in science that supports the unique role chiropractic care plays in vitalism.

I don’t know of too many chiropractors that would not like to get their yearly continuing education requirements done for free. In California, I’ve been getting free continuing education each year from the CCA, since for a few years they have been providing free CE seminars for paid members. I suppose you could argue that it’s not exactly free, but if you’re a chiropractor practicing in California I’d wonder why you’re not supporting your state organization. As a paid lifetime supporter of Cleveland Chiropractic College in Los Angeles (now closed) I used to also get free continuing education from CCCLA.