New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-16
Chiiropractic
Argument in Favor Of Licensing
This System of Healing

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The Yale chiropraetic bill,
which your editorial Of April says
should be defeated "in the interest Of
public welfare" | believe should be
passed in the interest Of public wei
fare. Proper licensing would insur,
the public against the malpractice Of
specifically educated chiropractors,
In New York at present anybody can
pretend to practice chiroprac.ie
Under the law proposed State Board
of Regents would be the judge Of
qualifications. Cold logic suggests that
we either have this law for public
protection, as we now have in twenty
eight states, or else deny the chin'
practor any right to practice.
Your article states further ths'
"the chiropractor's sole method Of
treatment is the manipulation Of tAs
spine, and in certain cases, without
question, this sort of manual adjusr
ment is beneficial and exactly whi'
any physician would prescribe" Ne
nipulation of the spine is not sae
modern chiropractor's sole method q
treatment, nor would any medle'l
physician be likely to prescribe
treatment opposed to his own theonSs
and about which he knows next 70
nothing.
Manual adjustment of the spine Il
the basic chiropractic treatment, d.
cause successful experience with thou
sands of difficult cases has shown ins
the spine is the primary source ="
most metabolic disturbances. WEE
chiropractic fails, as it often does, s''
practitioner, not the science, IS "
fault.
Your article continues: "As NJ
tural consequence of his theory 10
chiropractor disdains usual diaSn0''
and casts aside as unimportant oss'
teriology and chemistry" The prs'ss'
day chiropractor is conversant WIN
essentially the same methods q
diagnosis as those of medical pi"'
titioner, is instructed in bactel'o'"'
and chemistry and adds the iuf.a',
method of photography, sp'n'
palpation and nerve tracing.
Chiropractic recognizes and resrss
the splendid work accomplished ~ ~
field Of medicine and draws from w
same sources of information. a e.'
sc;entious chiropractor will acs's.
consultation with a doctor OF meo's'"
in specific cases, where pro'0Hss
disease has so wrecked bodily y, :.
sis.ance that nature cannot repS'
without artificial assistance in t'm.
prevent disastrous consequences. -
chiropractor also recognizes ana fssv -,
mends surgery as the only p0s''''
remedy for certain conditions. !,
There appears to be Oehei !.
medical circles that chiropraeIs 10
based on superficial training oi sr =,
a few weeks. If this were true ! =.
be among the first to vote agains'
legitimacy. The facts are n'"s
that the modern chiropractic '0s *.
requires three years Of seven ms. 81,
each, of harder and mere a'~
study and clinical work than mo. ~.
its critics would care to unos ~.
And the curriculum covers every
ject~ the medical student covers s. -.
pharmacology, surgery and oO.'s -.
none of which the chiroprsctof NJ
for in his field. a
Is it fair to outlaw q sysssD -
healing that has fought It's WY -
cessfully for twenty-five years
spite of the stubborn preju0'e
other systems against teachings i
accord. with their own pet tneOn
EDWARD H. AcE
A Student Of chir9
Port Richmond, S. l., April )