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.
NBCE Elects New At-Large Director
On March 8, the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners elected Salvatore LaRusso, DC, to fill the director-at-large position left vacant since November 2007 following the passing of Dr. Earl Wiley. Dr. LaRusso will complete Dr. Wiley's term, which ends in May 2009, and will then be eligible for re-election.
A graduate of New York Chiropractic College, Dr. LaRusso served as board chair of the Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine from 2005 to 2007 and currently chairs the board's Certified Chiropractic Physicians Assistant Committee. He is a long-standing member of the Florida Chiropractic Association and the Florida Chiropractic Society (FCS), serving as FCS president (1992-1993) and chairman (1993-1997).