This is a historic day for the chiropractic profession in Georgia and around the world. The oldest scope of chiropractic practice in the world is being considered for ratification.
March 25, 2007 (Press Release) --
This is a historic day for the chiropractic profession in Georgia and around the world. The oldest scope of chiropractic practice in the world is being considered for ratification. The current law governing and defining the practice of chiropractic in Georgia was written in 1921. In that year of Warren G. Harding’s presidency, Congress declared World War I resolved. Vitamins D and E were discovered. A first class postage stamp was a $0.02 investment. The first body was interred at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington. Chiropractic itself was only twenty-years old, and no one who practiced then is still alive now.
Chiropractic, like the rest of the world, has come a long way in eight-five years. Although once classified as “alternative medicine,” this label is no longer descriptive of the modern, research-driven and evidence-based profession that now exists. Never has it been a more important time to sure-up our healthcare system, as now with the “baby boomers” reaching the arthritis age.
As evidence supporting the effectiveness of chiropractic continues to emerge, consumers are turning in record numbers to chiropractic care — a preventive, non-surgical, drug-free treatment option. Just a few interesting facts on this increasingly popular form of health care:
• Chiropractic is the largest, most regulated, and best recognized of the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) professions. (Meeker, Haldeman; 2002; Annals of Internal Medicine)
• There are more than 60,000 active chiropractic licenses in the United States. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands officially recognize chiropractic as a health care profession.
• In 2002, approximately 7.4 percent of the population used chiropractic care – a higher percentage than yoga, massage, acupuncture or other diet-based therapies. (Tindle HA, Davis RB, Phillips RS, Eisenberg DM. Trends in use of complementary and alternative medicine by US adults: 1997-2002. Altern Ther Health Med. 2005 Jan-Feb;11(1):42-9.)
• Doctors of Chiropractic undergo at least four years of professional study at one of 16 chiropractic colleges accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE), an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education. In addition, Doctors of Chiropractic must pass national board examinations and become state-licensed prior to practicing.
• In national surveys, patients favor chiropractic over medical care for back or neck pain. Patients routinely rate Doctors of Chiropractic highly in skill, manner, and explanation of treatment.
• Chiropractic is the third largest doctoral-level health care profession after medicine and dentistry.
• Back pain is the second leading cause of all physician visits in the U.S. In fact, half of all working Americans admit to having back pain each year. According to a study conducted by the American Chiropractic Association in 2001, 43% of patients seen by a doctor of chiropractic were treated for low-back pain.
The bill, SB102 will update and modernize the 1921 scope of practice act. “We are not your granddaddy’s chiropractic any more”, said a local Georgia chiropractor.
Chiropractic, like the rest of the world, has come a long way in eight-five years. Although once classified as “alternative medicine,” this label is no longer descriptive of the modern, research-driven and evidence-based profession that now exists. Never has it been a more important time to sure-up our healthcare system, as now with the “baby boomers” reaching the arthritis age.
As evidence supporting the effectiveness of chiropractic continues to emerge, consumers are turning in record numbers to chiropractic care — a preventive, non-surgical, drug-free treatment option. Just a few interesting facts on this increasingly popular form of health care:
• Chiropractic is the largest, most regulated, and best recognized of the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) professions. (Meeker, Haldeman; 2002; Annals of Internal Medicine)
• There are more than 60,000 active chiropractic licenses in the United States. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands officially recognize chiropractic as a health care profession.
• In 2002, approximately 7.4 percent of the population used chiropractic care – a higher percentage than yoga, massage, acupuncture or other diet-based therapies. (Tindle HA, Davis RB, Phillips RS, Eisenberg DM. Trends in use of complementary and alternative medicine by US adults: 1997-2002. Altern Ther Health Med. 2005 Jan-Feb;11(1):42-9.)
• Doctors of Chiropractic undergo at least four years of professional study at one of 16 chiropractic colleges accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE), an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education. In addition, Doctors of Chiropractic must pass national board examinations and become state-licensed prior to practicing.
• In national surveys, patients favor chiropractic over medical care for back or neck pain. Patients routinely rate Doctors of Chiropractic highly in skill, manner, and explanation of treatment.
• Chiropractic is the third largest doctoral-level health care profession after medicine and dentistry.
• Back pain is the second leading cause of all physician visits in the U.S. In fact, half of all working Americans admit to having back pain each year. According to a study conducted by the American Chiropractic Association in 2001, 43% of patients seen by a doctor of chiropractic were treated for low-back pain.
The bill, SB102 will update and modernize the 1921 scope of practice act. “We are not your granddaddy’s chiropractic any more”, said a local Georgia chiropractor.
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