Perhaps it was our problem. To be versed in therapeutics would be to be skilled in the use and application of remedies. Chiropractors do not use remedies. To defend this change in terminology many said the terms manipulation and adjustment were synonymous.
Manipulation is accepted so let's use it as a foot in the door strategy.
The moderator simply stated that medical people would be trained to supply manipulation. The entire program basically said, oh, chiropractors are okay, for manipulation of certain types of muscular backaches, but anything with a nerve involvement was verboten. The chiropractor in the program even said she referred out all asthma cases. The medical doctor said medical assessment should come first to rule out any neurological problems, and when bed rest and drugs failed, a referral to a DC might be in order. The manipulation shown was just that.