The American Chiropractic Association’s (ACA) 2021 George B. McClelland Researcher of the Year Award was presented to Kenneth A. Weber, II, DC, PhD, of Palo Alto, Calif. The award, presented at ACA’s annual meeting and conference, ACA Engage, recognizes a deserving...
Sienna Shoup
Translating Chiropractic’s Value
Advocate uses similar approach to win over legislators and health plan administrators. After success in getting all Missouri’s members of the U.S. House of Representatives to cosponsor Medicare and TRICARE modernization bills (H.R. 3654 and H.R. 344, respectively), ACA Missouri Alternate Delegate...
ACA Member Helps Special Athletes Tap into Their Potential Through Adaptive Sports Program
By Sienna Shoup Editor's Note: This month, the chiropractic profession celebrates National Chiropractic Health Month with the theme Active and Adaptive, which aims to help people adapt in healthy ways to the new normal. Below is an interview with ACA member Dr....
Get Started Now on Your NCHM 2020 Proclamation!
Each year, doctors of chiropractic and students reach out to their state and local governments to request proclamations declaring October as National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM). The process can take a few weeks to complete so August is a great time to...
Chiropractors Helm Two of Three Multidisciplinary U.S. Medical Boards
By Sienna Shoup The chiropractic profession has been working for some time toward increased integration in health care by seeking ways to become more involved within communities and on the national level, laying a foundation for doctors of chiropractic to...
Just Getting Started: Researcher Dr. Katherine Pohlman Credits Her Success to Hard Work and Good Fortune
By Sienna Shoup Representing a new generation of researchers is no easy feat, but as the current research director at Parker University, Katherine Pohlman, DC, MS, PhD, is doing just that. Since joining Parker’s team in 2015, Dr. Pohlman has...
On the Job Training
Dr. Eric Roseen Embarks on Research Supported by a 5-Year $802,000 NIH Career Development Award By Sienna Shoup In the wake of the national opioid crisis in the United States, primary care clinics are beginning to recognize the importance of...
Chiropractic and Dance: Protecting and Enhancing the Potential of the Human Body
Chiropractic is widely respected in the world of dance. Just like professional football or baseball players, dancers use chiropractic care to keep their bodies feeling pain free and able to perform at their full potential. The American Chiropractic Association (ACA)...
Paving the Way to Practice (Part 2)
ACA NextGen members offer their best advice to chiropractic students. In Part 1 of this two-part blog post series, several of ACA’s NextGen members shared the best advice they received as students, as well as what they want you to know now. We...
Paving the Way to Practice (Part 1)
NextGen members offer their best advice to chiropractic students. As chiropractic students get ready to graduate and enter the workforce, eager to make their mark in an ever-evolving healthcare world and help patients get well, it's normal for them to...
