New York Chiropractic Council Convention: From Ground Zero to the World
Editorial Staff
On Friday, November 15, 2002, the New York Chiropractic Council kicked off its 13th annual convention. Hundreds of DCs took to the East River on the dinner cruise ship Mystique, offering a ceremonial tribute to police, fire personnel and other rescue workers of 9-11. Past the Brooklyn Bridge, at the safe harbor near Ground Zero, bagpipers played "Amazing Grace," and NYPD Sergeant David Wadler read a letter written by NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly to attendees, thanking the chiropractors who served at Ground Zero.
On Saturday night, attendees gathered for a pictorial tribute to chiropractors who donated time for 9-11. Following the slide presentation, a letter from former NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was read aloud. The letter thanked "the countless chiropractors who volunteered their time and hard work to the rescue effort at Ground Zero."
The weekend-long convention featured numerous distinguished speakers and prominent members of the chiropractic community, including Dr. D.D. Humber, ICA president; Janet Jordan, COCSA executive director; Dr. Thomas Ventimiglia, head of postgraduate education at New York Chiropractic College; and Drs. Robert DeBonis and Margaret Verhagen, members of the New York State Chiropractic Board. Dr. John F. Przybylak, the convention's master of ceremonies and western New York district president, was given the Council's "Beacon Award" as New York's chiropractor of the year."The sense of unity was so strong, it was the best chiropractic event I've attended since we received our licenses in 1963," enthused convention attendee Pasquale Cerasoli, DC. The 2003 New York Chiropractic Council convention, themed "A Chiropractic Winter Holiday in New York," is scheduled for Dec. 12-14.
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.
