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.
Jasper Sidhu, BSc, DC
Dr. Jasper Sidhu, a 1994 graduate of Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, is president of Vibrationexercise.com, an online education and training site in the field of vibration therapy, training, and exercise. He can be reached at drsidhu@vibrationexercise.com.