Jonathan Todd Egan, DC, MPH, PhD (cand.)

Dr. Jonathon Egan is a graduate of New York Chiropractic College and current chief of staff of the NYCC Campus Health Center. Formerly a clinician at the VA facility in Rochester, N.Y., he now chairs the Seneca County Board of Health.

Previous Articles

Help Prevent 1 Billion Deaths
March 1, 2016 (Vol. 34, Issue 05)
Rethinking Musculoskeletal Pain – A Public Health Perspective
May 15, 2015 (Vol. 33, Issue 10)
Escaping Dystopia: What Chiropractic Can Learn From Public Health
July 1, 2014 (Vol. 32, Issue 13)
Congratulations to the Chiropractic Health Care Section on 15 Years
October 21, 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 22)
Why Public Health Matters
November 4, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 23)
With Liberty and Necessary Chiropractic for All
September 23, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 20)
How to Impact Public Health Beyond the Walls of Your Office
July 29, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 16)
Marvelous Things Will Happen
May 6, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 10)
Lower Back Pain as a Public Health Issue
September 9, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 19)
Public Health: The Next Step in Integrative Chiropractic, Part 2
July 15, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 15)
Chiropractic and Older Adults: Putting Public Health to Work
May 6, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 10)
Public Health: The Next Step in Integrative Chiropractic, Part 1
April 8, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 08)
“One More Association – Why Me?” Why Not You?
July 30, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 16)
Who Needs Chiropractors, Anyway? An Invitation to Join the APHA
April 23, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 09)
Chiropractic and Public Health: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together, Part 2
March 26, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 07)
Chiropractic and Public Health: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together
September 14, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 19)
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Building on a historic March 2026 meeting between Make America Healthy Again and chiropractic leadership, MAHA has announced the launch of the MAHA Chiropractic Hub, “a coordinated national partnership uniting MAHA Center, MAHA Action, and the chiropractic profession, including national associations, state organizations, practitioners, educators, researchers, and patient advocates. The Chiropractic Hub will advance federal policy, expand patient access, and build broad public support for chiropractic care across America.”

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Pain has become the dominant language of musculoskeletal healthcare. Numeric pain-rating scales and symptom reports are routinely used as primary indicators of clinical success. But while pain reduction is meaningful, it is an incomplete and often misleading representation of recovery. This has real consequences for patient adherence, long-term outcomes, and how conservative care is perceived within the broader healthcare system.

Christopher Proulx, DC, PhD(ABD), CSCS