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.
Michael Sinel, MD
Dr. Michael Sinel graduated from State University New York at Downstate Medical Center (MD degree); completed his residency at Cornell University Medical Center & Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York; and served as director of outpatient physical medicine at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. As an assistant clinical professor at the UCLA School of Medicine, he was also privileged to work closely with chiropractors, and owned several medical / chiropractic integrative clinics. The owner of Physician Therapeutics (https://www.medicalfoods.com), Dr. Sinel is passionate about reducing the side effects of pharmaceuticals by bringing safe, scientifically proven encapsulated medical foods as natural alternatives for pain, sleep, obesity, neuropathy, fatigue and cognitive decline.