Chiropractic (General)

What Can YOU Do?

James W. Parker,D.C., a Member of The ICA for 46 Years and a Member of The ACA Since Its Inception, Makes a Request
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

There is one point that I would like to make to every chiropractor in the world. Being a member of a recent strategic planning meeting of the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has made me more aware than ever of the necessity of all DCs to have a national voice. I'd like to urge all DCs in the world to belong to some national organization!

Of course, neither the ACA nor the International Chiropractors Association (ICA) do everything we like. But those of you who are not ICA or ACA members had better wake up and begin to realize all the benefits we've achieved are the result of national representation through the years.

This decade is going to be the most crucial in our history. Don't ask, "What can the ACA/ICA do for me?" Ask, "What can I do for the ICA/ACA?" For, having that national voice is indispensable to our very professional life! And this is true in every country.

March 1991
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From Search to Selection: Why AI Visibility Matters for DCs
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Are You Meeting the Chiropractic Standard of Care?
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