Ten years ago in November 1983, the American Public Health Association (APHA) passed an official policy statement recognizing chiropractic as "... safe and effective for neuromusculoskeletal disorders, and especially low back conditions." This recognition came as a result of a four year effort by chiropractic members of the APHA, and a thorough review of the scientific literature performed by an MD researcher commissioned by APHA.
Since that time, chiropractic doctors, educators, and students have joined APHA and participated at all levels to enhance chiropractic communication and credibility. The APHA is rated as one of the top 15 most effective lobbying groups in Washington, D.C., highly visible and very effective in getting its agenda through on Capitol Hill. The APHA is an "in-group" with the Clinton administration, and is acknowledged as the oldest, largest, and most influential public health association in the United States and the world.
APHA policy is made by its Governing Council. Through membership in the Radiological Health Section of the APHA, chiropractors have controlled two votes in the Governing Council for these ten years.
Now, at this most crucial time in our profession's history, we are about to permanently lose these two Governing Council seats because not enough chiropractors have joined and/or renewed their membership in the Radiological Health Section. A section is dissolved and permanently disenfranchised from the Governing Council if it falls below 250 members in three successive years. Radiological Health was below that quota on August 15, 1991, and August 15, 1992. In a matter of weeks the count will be taken again, and we will lose all the gains we have made because we have less than 200 members right now.
It costs $100 to join or renew for doctors; $50 for students. You can save these two Governing Council seats for your profession, or you can sit back and let us lose. APHA also has a special interest group (Chiropractic Forum), but because it does not have Governing Council seats to lose, the important thing is to join the Radiological Health section right now.
An application form is printed on this page, and the Radiological Health section (#19) is precoded for you. For questions, call Rand Baird, DC, membership chairman: (310) 373-2225. Dr. Baird has offered to provide an interest-free, personal loan of the membership fees to any doctor or student who cannot afford them on their own.
If you have never joined before, JOIN NOW! If you have let your membership lapse, RENEW NOW!
DO IT TODAY ... TOMORROW WILL BE TOO LATE!!!
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?
