A feel good story appeared in the August 3, 2005 issue of the The Daily Times of Delaware. The story starts off by reporting, “Doctors said after Laura Hattier was born, she’d never be able to see like a normal person, let alone drive a car — but that didn’t stop her. She later entered
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In March of 2000 the White House issued Executive Order No. 13147 which initiated the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (“CAM”). The commission was designed to, for the first time, look into non-medical health care. The commission called all such care Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) even though most all the forms
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An article published in the Journal of Orthopedic Medicine in 1999 pointed out the superiority of chiropractic care for patients suffering from long term whiplash. The authors of the article noted that a previous study had shown that 26 of 28 patients, or 93 percent, of patients with chronic whiplash benefited from chiropractic care. In
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According to a recent survey conducted for and published in “American Demographics” January 2001 issue by the research firm Taylor Nelson Sofres Intersearch, 70% of Americans have tried or are currently using what the study called, “alternative medicine”. These types of numbers beg us to ask some questions. First, why is it called an alternative
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A good source of information on Chiropractic and children is the website of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA). Their web address is www.icpa4kids.com. This site contains articles, information and research on health related issues concerning children. Their mission statement reads, “The mission of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association is to bring the life saving
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The above headline appeared in the May 8th 2006 issue of the agricultural publication, the Capital Press. The ensuing article by Jodi Kerr, starts off by saying, “Humans have been counting on chiropractors to relieve pain and stress for years, but our four-legged friends are seeing the benefits as well.” The article chronicles a veterinarian,
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A research report from the November 8, 2006 issue of the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research shows the benefits of chiropractic care for patients suffering from vertigo. In this study 60 patients who were diagnosed by their medical physicians as having various forms of vertigo, received chiropractic care and the results were documented and published.
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The June 25th, 2004 PRNewswire reports that the US Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), Anthony J. Principi, announced that as of the fall of 2004 US Veterans will be able to receive chiropractic care at 26 selected Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. According to the release, the VA will hire or contract with doctors
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On April 2, 2002 the US Supreme Court ruled unanimously to uphold a Kentucky law known as an “Any Willing Provider Law”. Although this ruling did not get much press coverage, this ruling will have a profound effect on how health care is offered to the general public. Additionally, the law will have a considerable
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An Associated Press story of Nov. 26, 2000, reports on legislation passed by the US Congress that mandates that chiropractic care be made available to all active-duty personnel in the United States armed forces. Prior to the bill passage personnel in the military had to pay for chiropractic services out of their own pockets. When
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