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.
I.Q. -- Interesting Quote
The Future of Drugs
Chiropractors have noted the public's ever-increasing interest in natural health care as an alternative to drugs and surgery. This trend has been growing for years. Consider this comment made a decade and a half ago by futurist Clement Bezold, PhD:
"The growing holistic health movement, which is based on the value of preventative or promotive health care, raises major questions about the assumptions underlying conventional medicine including drug therapy."SOURCE: The Future of Pharmaceuticals, Bezold, C., PhD. John Wiley & Sons, 1981.