The Interprofessional Collaborative Spine Conference (ICSC), taking place Nov. 8-9 in Pittsburgh, Pa., will bring together members of the chiropractic, osteopathic medicine and physical therapy professions to tackle topics related to manual therapy and its use in treating low back pain...
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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...
ICSC Spotlight: Keynote Speaker Anthony Delitto, PT, PhD
Non-Pharmacological Back Pain Management: Collaborative Solutions Anthony Delitto, PT, PhD, FAPTA, dean of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, will be the keynote speaker at the Interprofessional Collaborative Spine Conference (ICSC), Nov. 8-9 in Pittsburgh, Pa. In his presentation,...
ICSC Spotlight: Manual Therapy and Exercise Research — Cutting Through the Confusion
Panel discussion will explore how to interpret mixed messages from research. By Michael Schneider, DC, PhD The topic of clinical effectiveness for spinal manipulation and exercise is extremely timely and relevant to today’s healthcare provider. However, there is one aspect...
Chiropractor Finds Common Ground, Shared Vision on Virginia’s Medical Board
Dr. N. Ray Tuck, Jr., leads one of only three multidisciplinary state licensing boards. By Sienna Shoup Being a leader can be one of the most rewarding ways to give back to your community. N. Ray Tuck, Jr., DC, of...
Support H.R. 3654 and Medicare Parity for Chiropractors and Their Patients
By Robert C. Jones, DC, ACA President Forty-seven years is a long time to work toward anything. Yet that’s what the chiropractic profession has been doing since 1972, the year chiropractic services were first included in the Medicare program. Back...
Catching Up with ACA President Dr. Robert C. Jones
Robert C. Jones, DC, has been busy since January assuming his new duties as ACA president, and eager to keep the progress moving on ACA’s priorities. The son of two chiropractors, a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic, and a...
Your Headshot: Worth a Thousand Searches
Today we hear a lot about sharing – on social media, in chat rooms, at networking events, etc. For American Chiropractic Association (ACA) members, sharing is also a good thing to do in your ACA online profile. The more the...
Guidelines on Disaster Service for DCs Provides Useful Information to Volunteers
The American Chiropractic Association’s Policy Quality Review Committee (PQRC) has been performing an extensive review of all ACA policies. The public-facing policy center on the website is also in the process of being reorganized and will be available soon. As...
Top 10 ACA News Stories of 2018
As the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and its members embark on a new year, we thought we’d take a moment to look back at the top ACA news stories of 2018. From beginning to end, it was an eventful year...
