And by Brian C. Coleman, DC, MHS From Pause to Payment: The Impact of Post-COVID Student Loan Policies A lot has happened with student loans recently. For 3 years, the COVID-19 pandemic postponed interest accrual and payments on loans.(1) During...
ACA In the Profession
Chiropractor Remembers Her Olympic Summer in Paris
Summer may be behind us, but for ACA member Tamara Lovelace, DC, DACBSP, ICCSP, CKTP, of Portsmouth, Ore., her summer memories won’t fade any time soon. Dr. Lovelace had the honor of serving Team USA at the Paris Olympics. The...
Healthspan: Not Easily Defined or Measured, But a Key Goal to Pursue
Healthspan has been described as the period of life spent in good health, free from diseases and disabilities.(1) The concept of healthspan can be confusing. For example, good health has different meanings to different people. And, because health exists in...
Your National Chiropractic Health Month Quick-Start Guide
The start of National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) 2024 is Oct. 1. Are you ready? Take a moment to tour this year’s NCHM toolkit and determine how you, your practice, your organization or your business will participate. This year’s theme,...
Celebrating 20 years of VA Chiropractic
And Stephanie Halloran, DC, MS This October marks the 20-year anniversary of doctors of chiropractic within the Veterans (VA) Health Administration. What started as humble beginnings, with only 25 chiropractors, each at their own individual VA facility, has now grown...
Don’t Walk, Run! ACA Leadership Needs You
Marc Nynas, DC, remembers with a chuckle the first time he put his application in for consideration to run for a seat on the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) Board of Governors (BoG), the association’s top leadership panel that uses feedback...
Plan for Your National Chiropractic Health Month Proclamation
With the theme “Plan for a Strong Healthspan,” National Chiropractic Health Month this October will focus on the importance of a strong musculoskeletal system for healthy aging. You can help raise awareness of NCHM and chiropractic by obtaining a state...
Paris Bound! ACA Member Heads to the Paralympics with Team USA
In the sports world, the Olympics is one of the biggest stages. For these athletes to compete at the highest level, they require an incredible healthcare team to keep them at peak performance. ACA member Jordan Knowlton-Key, DC, is one...
On the Shoulder of Giants: My Leadership Journey
With our 2024 SACA Leadership Conference fast approaching, I’m struck with nostalgia regarding my own leadership journey at ACA. It was just shy of seven years ago that I found myself at Logan University, during my very first SACA Leadership...
How To Build Your First, or Next, Social Media Campaign
Many clinic owners see social media as a bit of a distraction from doing their main thing, taking care of patients. But to grow a practice and help more people, social media is a key tool that can enable doctors...
