First DC Selected to Stanford-Harvard Business School Program
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff
Sherry McAllister, DC, president of the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress, has been selected as the first doctor of chiropractic to participate in a cutting-edge business program conducted by the Stanford Graduate School of Business in collaboration with Harvard Business School.
Dr. McAllister, who began applying in 2019, but was not accepted until the 2021 program, will be one of a select group of leaders from around the globe developing her skills in the "Leading Change and Organizational Renewal" curriculum later this year. The rigorous program will prepare Dr. McAllister in a number of disciplines:
Managing the Statics of Organizational Change
Strategic Innovation and Organizational Evolution
Leading Cultural Change
The course was created more than 25 years ago and focuses on the decades of research by the two faculty directors, Professor Charles O'Reilly at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Professor Michael Tushman at Harvard Business School. The annual program, which is unique in that it is the only one offered by both schools, is one of the most competitive in terms of admission and always fills to capacity.
Dr. McAllister's selection to the program is just the latest in a series of important "firsts" for the chiropractic profession involving the foundation and Dr. McAllister, including winning the PR World Award (Gold, 2019), PR Daily's Nonprofit PR Award (Honorable Mention, 2019 and 2020) and Digital Health Award (Merit, 2020). Dr. McAllister has been a member of the Forbes Nonprofit Council since 2018 and was named one of the Top Women in Healthcare in 2019.
Perhaps the greatest recognition for the F4CP thus far is the foundation's Telly Award for chiropractic's first television commercial to air during this year's Summer Olympics. This reflects the level of quality in media development and strategic execution that is the hallmark of the foundation's current campaigns.
A historic meeting between chiropractic and Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) leadership took place on March 10th, 2026, in Washington, D.C., featuring representatives from chiropractic national organizations, professional associations and policy principals. The collective goal: advancing the role of chiropractic in improving the health of Americans. Meeting participants focused on long-standing issues that have affected the chiropractic profession for decades, including access to care, reimbursement parity, and ensuring DCs have an appropriate role in national health policy discussions.
Radicular-like pain of the upper and lower extremities is among the most common presentations in musculoskeletal and spine-related practice. Traditionally, these symptoms are interpreted through a disc-centric and dermatomal framework, often leading clinicians to attribute limb pain, paresthesia or perceived weakness to spinal nerve-root pathology. While this approach is appropriate in cases of true radiculopathy, it frequently falls short when symptoms fail to follow consistent dermatomal patterns or correlate poorly with imaging findings.
A 46-year-old male presented to our clinic with a seven-year history of recurrent low back pain with sciatica. He reported stiffness and discomfort that worsened with prolonged sitting both at his desk job and during evening television time. The patient had seen multiple chiropractors over the years. In every case, spinal manipulation and other passive treatments would bring gradual symptom relief over 2-3 months. However, within another 3-6 months, the symptoms would return. Frustrated – and now considering a spinal injection and possibly surgery if that failed, he came to our office seeking a different approach.
