This is a correction and an apology, particularly to the members of the New York State Chiropractic Association, and the Chiropractic Federation of New York.
When developing an article regarding state and national chiropractic issues, we seek input from all the pertinent chiropractic organizations involved. This is called balanced reporting.
In the case of "NY Law Poised to Require Insurers to Cover Chiropractic" (August 25, 1997 issue), a first draft was written, which included information from the New York Chiropractic Council. Subsequent information provided by the Chiropractic Federation of New York, and the New York State Chiropractic Association was then incorporated into a final draft copy. However, (a dreaded word), in the electronic transference of the article to typesetting, the first draft, not the final draft, was transferred and published.
Laurence Peter and Raymond Hall, authors of the often quoted 1969 best seller The Peter Principle: Why Things Go Wrong, noted that "If anything can go wrong, it will." While we're not that pessimistic, this particular error is the first of its kind for us, and we've taken the steps necessary to keep that from happening again.
We want the chiropractic profession to know that all three chiropractic organizations (the New York State Chiropractic Association, the Chiropractic Federation of New York, and the New York Chiropractic Council) worked hard to make the passage and subsequent signing of the New York Chiropractic Insurance Equality law a reality. Again, our apologies.
Editor's note: The New York Chiropractic Insurance Equality act had not been signed when we went to press with our last issue. Governor Pataki, as expected, has since signed the legislation into law. See "Governor Pataki Signs NY Chiropractic Equality Bill" in this issue.
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?
