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Many chiropractors believe they are primary care providers, [7] [8] including US [67] and UK chiropractors, [68] but the length, breadth, and depth of chiropractic clinical training do not support the requirements to be considered primary care providers, [2] so their role on primary care is limited and disputed.
John McMillan Mennell testified in favor of chiropractic. Even the defendants' economic witness, Mr. Lynk, assumed that chiropractors outperformed medical physicians in the treatment of certain conditions and he believed that was a reasonable assumption. The defendants have offered some evidence as to the unscientific nature of chiropractic.
A 2009 defense of chiropractic, written by chiropractor Alan Breen, stated there is consistent evidence that manual therapies such as chiropractic manipulations are "helpful and generally produce moderate but significant and sustained improvement for back pain" [90] and dismissed the suggestion that chiropractic does more harm than good as ...
The allied health professions represent a large cluster of health and care service providers, which usually require specific training and/or certification, but which are distinct from the medicine, nursing and dentistry professions. [1] There is a large demand for allied health professionals, especially in rural and medically underserved areas. [2]
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has a "Code of Ethics" [1] "based upon the acknowledgement that the social contract dictates the profession’s responsibilities to the patient, the public, and the profession; and upholds the fundamental principle that the paramount purpose of the chiropractic doctor's professional services shall be to benefit the patient."
The WFC is a non-state actor in official relations with the World Health Organization. [13] It achieved full formal relations status in 1997, after strong support from the World Federation of Neurology, [14] World Federation of Public Health Associations, [14] and the International Council of Nurses. [14]
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Chiropractic Economics is an American magazine published 20 times a year in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The magazine provides news and information for practicing chiropractors , with a focus on office management, patient relations, personal development, financial planning, legal, clinical and research data, and wellness/nutrition.