If chiropractic were a business, would you invest in it? A view beyond the AMA

From: Dynamic Chiropractic | Date: May 19, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

After 40 years of practice and the opportunity to serve in many capacities within the profession, perhaps my view of its current status has been influenced by the changes I have witnessed throughout my career. Some of the developments have been monumental, seminal events that advanced the profession; others have been actions that truly bordered on professional genocide. Ideally, this column is meant to provide a nonemotional review of a recent article entitled, "Chiropractic In The United States -Trends and Issues," from the Health Policy Institute at the Medical College of Wisconsin. My ...

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