Because they have yet to pass national legislation protecting the chiropractic profession, Japanese DCs are in a similar situation that U.S. DCs faced. We were fortunate enough to be able to pass chiropractic licensure state by state. The DCs in Japan must accomplish this nationally, which has proved to be an extremely difficult task. And in spite of their efforts, Japanese DCs are currently faced with two chiropractic professions.
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Founder of National Awareness Campaign for Upper Cervical Chiropractic Speaks at Sherman
Louella Harris has told her story and success with chiropractic on over 15 TV shows and 35 radio programs.
On July 17, Louella Harris, founder of the National Awareness Campaign for Upper Cervical Chiropractic, spoke at Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic. This was just one of the many lectures and seminars Ms. Harris holds each year as she travels across America, spreading the word about this chiropractic procedure.
Ms. Harris grew up in Kenya, where she contracted polio at the age of three. The disease cost her the use of both her legs, requiring her to use a wheelchair for mobility. After coming to the U.S., Ms. Harris obtained a degree in special education and helped assist in the development of national legislation for disabled people.
In 1992, after a physical collapse, Harris was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. The following year, a friend told Ms. Harris about an upper cervical chiropractic procedure that had restored her health. Having tried every other option her medical doctors suggested, Ms. Harris began receiving that chiropractic procedure. After four months of care, she recovered from the fibromyalgia.
Believing that her care was fundamental to overall health, Ms. Harris and her husband founded the National Awareness Campaign for Upper Cervical Chiropractic, an organization dedicated to promote public understanding of upper cervical chiropractic care. Since that time, Ms. Harris has told her story on more than 15 television shows and 35 nationally recognized radio programs.