The last 30 years have seen radical changes in the chiropractic profession. Chiropractic was rated one of the top career choices in the U.S. by independent authors. Refereed, peer-reviewed scientific journals, such as the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research, have been created to disseminate the growing body of knowledge specific to our profession. Exciting new technologies to objectively evaluate the spine and nervous system, including Surface EMG, infrared thermal scanning, heart rate variability, and MRI have been developed and made available to the chiropractor.
Interdisciplinary cooperation is better than ever.
Allopathic facilities which once shunned D.C.s and their patients now actively solicit referrals. These have been tremendous victories, won against great odds. The profession and those we serve can justly be proud. In losing sight of purpose, these factions have initiated policies and processes that are actually antithetical to it. Some chiropractors fear that their profession will follow the course of osteopathy.