The next pole should question if it is time to unite or time to divide this profession. I believe that the individual doctors that call themselves Doctor of Chiropractic or just Chiropractors already see more patients than do those calling themselves physician. Its a matter of principle. It has nothing to do with being medicine and everything to do with public identity. The general public identifies anyone in the healing arts as a doctor or physician.
Many people look in the yellow pages for health care practitioners of many types.
We are located elsewhere, next to churches, chior directors and chimney sweeps. RC Anonymous No Chiropractic without comprimise. That's ADIO's old school motto. It still makes the most sense to me. There seem to be lots of good people trying to help lots of people with health problems under the aegis of chiropractic.