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.
Research
$1.2 million funded by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research for a study on low back pain at UCLA.
It's in the Mail
The Canadian postal service will be printing three chiropractic stamps:
- DD Palmer's 150 birthday
- chiropractic's centennial
- 50 years of chiropractic education in Canada
International Symposium in Brazil
Chiropractic will have the opportunity to introduce itself and educate the Brazilian scientific and medical communities at the 1st International Symposium on Pain May 25-28 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.