Alumni and friends of Life gathered at the college November 4-6 for a 20th anniversary celebration held concurrently with the homecoming.
Life's founder and President Dr. Sid Williams set the tone for the "Toast the 20th" celebration with a keynote address to the crowd of 2,000. Dr. Williams extended special recognition to those students, faculty, administrators, staff, and trustees who were with the college on "day one," and reminded the alumni of the importance of their profession: "The world is awaiting you now. As B.J. said, 'It (chiropractic) is bigger than law. It's bigger than medicine. It's the biggest idea that I know of.' That idea built Life College."
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky -- October 21, 1994 marked the beginning of the Kentuckiana Children's Center 38th year of providing care and services to children with special needs. The center's founder Dr. Lorraine Golden addressed a group of staff and volunteers, thanking them for all the time they have devoted to helping children. "The most powerful word in this world is 'love,'" she said. "It is so easy to give love."
Dr. Golden's dream is to build a world-class facility that will offer interdisciplinary care to 1,000 special needs children each year. Kentuckiana currently cares for 350 children each year with no direct state or federal support, relying primarily on donations. The staff of 38 employees includes five full-time DCs.
Joan Partridge, DC, the center's director of health services, summed up the celebration succinctly: "It's ... been my privilege to be here 32 years. The center has been the love of my life."
The Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research (FCER) and the National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company (NCMIC) awarded $441,000 to Dr. Ronald Rupert of Cleveland Chiropractic College of Kansas City (CCCKC), and Abt Associates Inc., an international science research firm for a two-year research project, "The Role of Chiropractic as Primary Care Gatekeeper."
The research project will study two rural and two urban underserved communities to determine:
"The project, depending on its outcome, will be important for the future role of chiropractic," said Dr. Rupert, a 1981 graduate of CCCKC. "We have a deficiency in the number of primary care providers in the United States and the government is looking for other resources to assume this role."
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?
