After careful investigation and consideration, the Alabama Board of Chiropractic Examiners denied approval of the Vertebral Subluxation Research Institute's Outreach 2000 program. In a letter mailed by the board to all Alabama licensed chiropractors, the board instructed all DCs currently involved in the program to "...cease and desist this activity immediately."
This is an issue that many state boards are currently wrestling with. While Alabama is the first to outlaw the VSRI program, it is very possible that other state boards will follow suit. Anyone who may be considering this type of marketing program should contact their state board for an official ruling before getting involved.
Editor's note: Many chiropractors have contacted Dynamic Chiropractic to complain about this activity taking place in their area. There have been statements that this tarnishes the image of the chiropractic profession as well as the general overall concern that this constitutes illegal patient solicitation.
If you feel strongly that this type of patient solicitation should not occur in your state for these or other reasons, you may wish to contact your state board and give them your opinion on this issue. Remember, they are there to serve you and your profession in your state, as well as protect the general public. The reputation of chiropractic, pure and without reproach in your state is your responsibility.
This article focuses on nine severe injuries that are generally not diagnosable until the third to fourth week following the date of injury, including how to diagnose these severe injuries. The discovery of any of these injuries early can make a significant difference in the case outcome.
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Dr. Anthony Delitto, dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, has announced that the SHRS will begin offering a Doctor of Chiropractic program in fall 2025, with applications accepted this fall. The program is the first at a research-intensive public university in the U.S. and the only chiropractic program headed by a faculty member with NIH research funding, according to the press release.
While canes, braces and posts represent extrinsic methods for lessening adductor moment arms, an intrinsic method for lessening the development of medial knee osteoarthritis occurs when the hip abductor musculature and the iliotibial band are strong enough to create a compressive force capable of stabilizing the lateral knee.
