American Chiropractic Association announces theme of 2016 public awareness campaign. Newswise — Arlington, Va.— During National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) in October, the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) will build on its ongoing efforts to raise awareness of the value of...
ACA News Releases
Study: Use of Chiropractic in the VA Rising Steeply
Arlington, Va. --The use of chiropractic services in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system has seen a steep rise over more than a decade, according to research published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT),...
Value of Chiropractic Services Highlighted in NCCIH Report on Health Care Spending
Arlington, Va. -- Americans are spending billions out-of-pocket for chiropractic services and other complementary health approaches, indicating they see value in their investments, according to authors of a new report by NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)...
ACA Statement on Pediatric Chiropractic Care
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA), the largest organization in the United States representing the chiropractic profession, submits the following statement to the Chiropractic Board of Australia in response to its upcoming hearing related to the safety and efficacy of chiropractic...
Chiropractic Summit Unanimously Supports National Medicare Reform Initiative to Eliminate Discrimination
Arlington, Va. - The Chiropractic Summit, an umbrella leadership group of chiropractic organizations and prominent business partners, met on April 28 in Phoenix, Ariz., and unanimously voted to support the national Medicare reform initiative. They also stated that they want...
American Chiropractic Association Lauds Opioid Legislation; Recommends Increased Access to Non-Drug Therapies
Arlington, Va. - The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) applauds the recent passage of several bills by Congress as a major first step in combating the nation's opioid epidemic. An important next step, according to the association, is expanding access to...
American Chiropractic Association Elects New President
Arlington, Va. -- The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has elected N. Ray Tuck, Jr., DC, of Blacksburg, Va., as its new president. During its meeting in Calgary, Canada, last week, the ACA Board of Governors (BOG) also elected Karen Konarski-Hart,...
Chiropractic Physicians Applaud CDC Guideline on Opioid Prescribing; Encourage Conservative Options First for Pain
Arlington, Va. - The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) applauds the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for working to stem the nation's opioid overuse epidemic with its newly issued Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. ACA encourages patients...
Chiropractic’s Role in Opioid Crisis, Senior Health Among Top Policies Approved at 53rd ACA Annual Meeting
Arlington, Va. - The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) House of Delegates (HOD) met last week in Washington, D.C., during the 2016 National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC) and adopted a policy statement proposing a solution to the dual public health concerns...
ACA’s Annual Awards Honor Chiropractic Physicians for Outstanding Contributions to the Profession
Recipients were recognized at the 2016 National Chiropractic Leadership Conference, Feb. 24-27, in Washington, D.C. Arlington, Va. - The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) announced its 2016 Annual Award recipients, who were honored during ACA's recent House of Delegates (HOD) meeting...