Part of the Evidence in Action series by Palmer College of Chiropractic By Robert Vining, DC, and Breanne Bovee, DC In 1992, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) encouraged and supported scientific inquiry into and public awareness of a...
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NCLC Gone, But Don’t Let Chiropractic Be Forgotten by Congress
With the 2017 National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC) behind us, a recap of event highlights and a review of how to continue the momentum generated by the chiropractic profession’s premier grassroots advocacy event is in order. This year’s NCLC occurred...
Metabolic Syndrome Becoming More Prevalent
Metabolic syndrome is a collection of risk factors that increase a person’s chances of developing heart disease, stroke and diabetes. The condition is also known as Syndrome X, insulin resistance syndrome, hypertriglyceridemic waist, and obesity syndrome (also sometimes known as...
Veterans Choice Program: An Update
Doctors of chiropractic treating veterans through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Choice Program (VCP) have been receiving letters from contractors administering the program informing them that the VCP is scheduled to expire, by law, on Aug. 7, 2017....
House of Delegates Approves, Updates Policies at 2017 Annual Meeting
The ACA House of Delegates (HOD) took action on several policy resolutions, new and old, at its 2017 annual meeting March 17-18 in Washington, D.C., which was held in conjunction with DC2017 this year. In addition to passing a new...
Joining the Big League: Chiropractic and Professional Baseball
Professional baseball organizations have come a long way in providing chiropractic to their players. Chiropractic care has been a vital component of helping many of the biggest stars in Major League Baseball (MLB) to play and avoid injuries, but also...
DC2017 Opening Speakers Stress Chiropractic’s Opportunity to Make an Impact
Chiropractors are part of the solution to opioid addiction, high costs of spinal pain treatment and health care collaboration. The chiropractic profession must take bold, innovative steps forward and collaborate with other professions to make an impact on some of...
SACA Elects New Board; Students Bring Home Awards and Scholarships
ACA, the World Federation of Chiropractic and the Association of Chiropractic Colleges teamed up recently to present a world-class chiropractic conference, DC2017. As part of the meeting, the Student American Chiropractic Association (SACA) met for their annual business meeting and...
New ACA Nominating Committee Members Appointed
The first ACA competency-based Nominating Committee was appointed during the association’s 53rd annual meeting in Washington, D.C., March 18. The committee is tasked with vetting candidates for ACA’s new governance structure based on their skills, experience and organizational need. The...
Armchair Advocates Can Make a Difference
In March, hundreds of doctors of chiropractic and chiropractic students from across the country met with their members of Congress on Capitol Hill during the National Chiropractic Leadership Conference's (NCLC) 2017 Advocacy Day to educate and advocate in support of...
