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.
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Richard Barwell, DC
Dr. Richard Barwell graduated from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College with honors in 1964. He has been in clinical practice for 31 years and is the founder and president of the Chiropractic Equity Offices Inc. program.
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