Financial pressure, enrollment declines and institutional challenges are emerging at several U.S. chiropractic colleges. Life Chiropractic College West's and Life University's struggles may be the most talked about but appear to be part of a larger story. And with recent USDE requirements threatening to hamstring federal student financing for DC degree programs, chiropractic education is facing questions for which it has no immediate answers.
| Digital ExclusiveDouglas Johnson, ATC, EES, CLS
Douglas Johnson is a certified athletic trainer with a bachelor's degree in sports medicine from the University of Detroit-Mercy; and the senior vice president of clinical and scientific affairs for Multi Radiance Medical. He is involved in numerous research studies involving super-pulsed lasers, including investigating the impact of laser on knee pain; and is currently at work updating his text, Phototherapy 101, to Laser Therapy 101, which is scheduled to be released in late 2013.