The Unified Virginia Chiropractic Association elected Michelle S. Rose, DC, new president at its fall convention and annual meeting in early October – the first woman president in the association's history. Dr. Rose assumes the role of president after serving as UVCA vice president; and also leads the association's Strategic Plan, is a co-chair of the editorial committee, and serves on the education committee. She was the 2018 UVCA Chiropractor of the Year.
"Dr. Rose's years of leadership experience and commitment will undoubtedly serve us all well," said outgoing UVCA President Dr. Chris Perron in an association press release announcing Dr. Rose's election as president. "Her ability to lead us into the future is clear."
Longtime ACC President to Retire
David O'Bryon, president of the ACC since 1996.
After 25 years of service as president of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges, David O'Bryon will retire effective July 2022. ACC president since 1996 and an advocate for the chiropractic profession since the early 1970s, O'Bryon's chiropractic contributions over his 50-year career include helping design a comprehensive legislative strategy that ultimately resulted in chiropractic's inclusion in the military and Veterans Administration. Before joining the ACC, he served as a member of the American Chiropractic Association – the ACA's first full-time advocate.
In the World Federation of Chiropractic's Quarterly World Report (October 2021) Dr. Ron Oberstein, Life Chiropractic College West president and chair of the ACC executive committee, shared the following on behalf of the entire ACC board:
"David O'Bryon has served the field of chiropractic for more than four decades. His significant achievements and contributions will not be forgotten, particularly his work to expand care for chiropractic patients. O'Bryon's passion about the work, his deep understanding of the field and his commitment to our students and the future of chiropractic have been exemplary. David's professionalism and his ability to quietly effect massive change for chiropractic are recognized and appreciated by anyone who has worked with him."
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.
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.
There has long been an attempt by those who are not legitimate doctors of chiropractic to usurp the title of chiropractor from those who have earned their degree from an accredited chiropractic program. This generally happens in countries where the local doctors of chiropractic have yet to pass legislation requiring a degree from an accredited institution. The result is essentially two chiropractic professions. Nowhere is this danger more pronounced than in Japan.
