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.
ChiroLocator Generates More Than 100,000 Impressions in March
ChiroWeb.com's ChiroLocator is a special feature that enables site visitors to find any doctor of chiropractic in the world. With almost 400,000 monthly visitors, ChiroWeb is the most visited chiropractic Web site on the planet.
While ChiroWeb offers many features specifically for DCs and chiropractic students, the majority of visitors are consumers seeking information on chiropractic. Many of these consumers utilize the ChiroLocator to find doctors of chiropractic in their neighborhoods.
In March, doctors participating in the ChiroWeb member program enjoyed 101,284 "impressions." A single impression occurs when an individual doctor's practice information is viewed by an individual consumer. These 101,284 total impressions translate into an average of 46 impressions for each of ChiroWeb's 2,175 current members, and mean that consumers viewed participating chiropractors' practice information more than 3,200 times each day.