The International Chiropractors Association has issued a revised version of its 2020 report, Immune Function and Chiropractic: What Does the Evidence Provide? While the ICA has "given clear guidance to our members that no claims may be asserted that chiropractic is a prophylactic or cure for COVID-19," the report concludes: "Although there are no clinical trials to substantiate a direct causal relationship between the chiropractic adjustment and increased protection from the COVID-19 virus, there is a growing body of evidence that there is a relationship between the nervous system and the immune system. As a service to chiropractors around the world, and their patients, the ICA has committed to developing and maintaining this library of relevant scientific evidence." You can access the PDF report in its entirety by clicking here.
ANJC Steps Up During COVID-19 Crisis
The Association of New Jersey Chiropractors delivered meals to doctors and nurses during the COVID-19 crisis.
Association of New Jersey Chiropractors board members provided 130 meals to doctors and nurses (see photo) at Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, N.J., in April. According to the association, the medical center is in one the areas hit hardest by the COVID-19 crisis.
The ANJC also reported a successful spring conference, held virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions. The association offered the conference at no cost to its members.
NBCE Elects New Officers
The National Board of Chiropractic Examiners elected new board members at its annual meeting, also held virtually due to COVID-19. New members are: Jason Jaeger, DC (district IV director); Margaret Freihaut, DC (at-large director); and Jason Young, DC (at-large director and only the second black chiropractor to serve as an NBCE board member). Board officers include Daniel M. Côté, DC (re-elected president); Leroy Otto, DC (re-elected vice president); Farrel I. Grossman, DC (elected treasurer); and Michael Fedorczyk, DC (re-elected secretary).
Building on a historic March 2026 meeting between Make America Healthy Again and chiropractic leadership, MAHA has announced the launch of the MAHA Chiropractic Hub, “a coordinated national partnership uniting MAHA Center, MAHA Action, and the chiropractic profession, including national associations, state organizations, practitioners, educators, researchers, and patient advocates. The Chiropractic Hub will advance federal policy, expand patient access, and build broad public support for chiropractic care across America.”
The chiropractic profession is confronting one of the most significant federal regulatory threats it has faced in decades. A new U.S. Department of Education (ED) accountability framework – commonly referred to as the “Do No Harm” (DNH) regulation – could place many chiropractic programs at risk of losing access to federal financial aid (student loans), potentially reshaping the future of chiropractic education and workforce development across the United States.
Pain has become the dominant language of musculoskeletal healthcare. Numeric pain-rating scales and symptom reports are routinely used as primary indicators of clinical success. But while pain reduction is meaningful, it is an incomplete and often misleading representation of recovery. This has real consequences for patient adherence, long-term outcomes, and how conservative care is perceived within the broader healthcare system.
