The National Association of Chiropractic Attorneys (NACA) held its annual meeting in Savannah, Ga., in November 2022. NACA is comprised of attorneys who represent chiropractic associations, colleges, malpractice carriers, and groups. For the past 45 years, NACA has provided forum to address legal challenges and emerging legal and regulatory issues facing the chiropractic profession. This allows all chiropractic groups and associations to share in the collective experience of all other states.
Issues discussed and analyzed during the 2022 meeting included:
NACA also inaugurated a new annual award for a lifetime of service to the chiropractic profession. It is named the Paul W. Lambert Award. Paul Lambert has served as the president of NACA for 40 years and has served the chiropractic profession for more than 45 years. The first NACA award reads:
"To Paul and Sandy Lambert for a lifetime of service to the chiropractic profession, providers, leadership, advice, support, and pioneering ideas that advanced chiropractic first in Florida and then the nation. This includes over 40 years as the President and a co-founder of the National Association of Chiropractic Attorneys, pioneering chiropractic doctors as portal of entry physicians, insurance equality, and licensing of chiropractic assistants."
The NACA attorneys meet every year in service to chiropractic organizations, working to find effective solutions to the latest legal challenges facing the profession.
When sports chiropractors first appeared at the Olympic Games in the 1980s, it was alongside individual athletes who had experienced the benefits of chiropractic care in their training and recovery processes at home. Fast forward to Paris 2024, where chiropractic care was available in the polyclinic for all athletes, and the attitude has now evolved to recognize that “every athlete deserves access to sports chiropractic."
It is estimated that 61% of patients with CTS avoid taking surgical options due to postoperative complications and costly surgical procedures. Chiropractic care offers a comprehensive and effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, addressing the condition from multiple angles. Recent studies also have unveiled a game-changing adjunct to chiropractic treatments for CTS: nerve flossing.
Some doctors thrive in a personality-based clinic and have a loyal following no matter what services or equipment they offer, but for most chiropractic offices who are trying to grow and expand, new equipment purchases help us stay relevant and continue to service our client base in the best, most up-to-date manner possible. So, regarding equipment purchasing: should you lease, get a bank loan, or pay cash?
