Dr. Roger Russo is the president and co-CEOs of Stay Fit Seniors, Inc. (www.stayfitseniors.com), a nationwide program that combines chiropractic care and regular exercise exclusively for seniors 60 and older. To learn more, visit the Stay Fit Seniors Web site and read "A New Face for Chiropractic" – an interview with Drs. Russo and Lauro – in our July 2, 2007 issue online.
When I graduated from chiropractic college in 1981 and started practice, I heard it all, and very little was positive. “You are a quack; you do not know what a subluxation is; you couldn’t get into a real health care program, so you chose the one that is slightly above a mail-order degree; you have no proof that chiropractic works; Are you really licensed?”, and so much more.
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A central challenge in creating our identity is that chiropractic is a method of care, not a technique or procedure. This is an important concept for us to promote. Our patients are treated with lifestyle modification, exercise, nutritional supplements, diet and a whole-body approach to accelerate the natural healing process. We are not simply CMT providers.
The results of a global survey released late last year (2023) unveiled some startling findings among medical and nursing students. The “Clinician of the Future: 2023 Education Edition” surveyed 2,212 students, of which 446 were in the United States, from 91 countries.
