On July 13, 2000, when President Clinton announced his first appointments to the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, the chiropractic profession was taken aback when no DCs were appointed. (See "Clinton Appoints 13-Member White House Commission on CAM Policy - Tally: 8 MDs - 4 Lay/Business Persons - 1 PhD - 0 DCs" in the Aug. 18, 2000 issue or at http://www.chiroweb.com/archives/18/18/02.html.)
At the time of the first appointments, the inside word was that a chiropractor or two would be added to the commission. And indeed, on October 19, in the second round of appointments to the commission, President Clinton announced the addition of the first doctor of chiropractic: Palmer alumna Veronica Gutierrez,DC, of Lake Stevens, Washington.
Dr. Gutierrez has a private practice in Lake Stevens, and is an active member of the chiropractic community. She has served on a number of boards and commissions and has received special recognition from the Chiropractic Society of Washington, the Straight Chiropractic Academic Standards Association, and the International Chiropractors Association.
The commission, which is chaired by Harvard-educated James Gordon,MD, a psychiatrist based in Washington, DC, will be making legislative and administrative recommendations on alternative health care issues as they relate to research, training/certification of CAM practitioners, and insurance coverage.
DENVER, Colorado - The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has approved a new rate package for new graduate DCs. With the new member rates, the ACA said that each Student ACA (SACA) member will save over $1,700 in dues over the first four years of membership.
The membership incentive package for new graduates looks like this:
| Year | SACA | non-SACA |
| one | free | free (with $30 application fee) |
| two | $65 | $99 |
| three | $225 | $250 |
| four | $400 | $450 |
Dr. James Winterstein, president of National University of Health Sciences, was named "Chiropractor of the Year" by the Illinois Chiropractic Society (ICS). The honor was presented to Dr. Winterstein October 7, at the ICS fall conference in Springfield, Illinois.
Dr. Winterstein was instrumental in the reorganization of the National College of Chiropractic into the National University of Health Sciences in September 2000. The university now offers a five-year program in chiropractic programs in acupuncture and naturopathic medicine. The university also has a College of Allied Health Sciences that offers a massage program to prepare students for national certification.
November 29th was International Chiropractic Solidarity Day. Doctors in North America were asked to devote the proceeds from the first three patient visits on that day to help the Manitoba Chiropractors' Association (MCA) in its defamation lawsuit against the Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons (MCPS).
The MCA's lawsuit was prompted by the MCPS' use of the media to malign chiropractic care. The MCPS has presented chiropractic as unsafe, called into question the quality of chiropractic care and the competence of DCs, and circulated false information on chiropractic education. These are not isolated incidences. The lawsuit asserts that the MCPS has "historically acted in a malicious and defamatory manner" toward chiropractors in Manitoba.
"There are times when the attacks of the medical establishment cross the line, and it is time to fight back with all of the resources at our profession's command," said ICA President Robert Hoffman.
"The Manitoba Association has led the way and fought on their own for many months, to bring this case to the courts and to the court of public opinion. They deserve our help," said Dr. Daniel Schaeffer, the ICA assembly representative for Manitoba.
The ICA has been collecting donations, converting the donations into Canadian funds and forwarding the amounts to the Manitoba Association. For more information, go to http://www.chiropractic.org.
BackStrong International has completed the first phase of a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant - "Development of a variable angle Roman chair (VARC)" - was obtained through the NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant and assigned to the National Institutes of Arthritis Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS.
Phase I activities included an EMG study of the lumbar extensor musculature confirming the progressive resistive protocol by changing hand positions and angles of the device. This study will be submitted to Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Phase II for this grant should be funded by March 2001. Activities for the phase will include a study on chronic low back pain with a subset of postsurgical patients and an injury prevention program.
The board of trustees for the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research (FCER) has approved these research projects for funding:
When sports chiropractors first appeared at the Olympic Games in the 1980s, it was alongside individual athletes who had experienced the benefits of chiropractic care in their training and recovery processes at home. Fast forward to Paris 2024, where chiropractic care was available in the polyclinic for all athletes, and the attitude has now evolved to recognize that “every athlete deserves access to sports chiropractic."
It is estimated that 61% of patients with CTS avoid taking surgical options due to postoperative complications and costly surgical procedures. Chiropractic care offers a comprehensive and effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, addressing the condition from multiple angles. Recent studies also have unveiled a game-changing adjunct to chiropractic treatments for CTS: nerve flossing.
Some doctors thrive in a personality-based clinic and have a loyal following no matter what services or equipment they offer, but for most chiropractic offices who are trying to grow and expand, new equipment purchases help us stay relevant and continue to service our client base in the best, most up-to-date manner possible. So, regarding equipment purchasing: should you lease, get a bank loan, or pay cash?
