Chiro Goes on Tour
The "Chiropractic World Tour" begins this year in Europe with an impressive 55-foot racing yacht, Chiro First, serving as an ambassador for the chiropractic profession while participating in various races in the TransAtlantic, South Africa, Australia, California and Hawaii. Chiro First also will be available for vacation trips and seminars. For four years, the yacht will double as a floating billboard, complete with a 60-foot spine imprinted on the mast.
German-American chiropractor Markus Harbort built the yacht with his own hands as a way to tell the story of chiropractic and give back to the profession he says changed his life. To view pictures of Chiro First and get more information about the tour, visit www.chiropracticworldtour.com. The site also features information on corporate sponsorship and promotional items available for purchase.
Chiropractic Colleges Continue Support of Foundation
At the recent meeting of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC), Dr. Frank Zolli, ACC president, presented the foundation with a $10,000 check - the first payment on the $50,000 pledged by the ACC earlier this year. Texas Chiropractic College President, Dr. Richard Brassard, already a personal contributor to the cause, pledged $5,000 from the college, while Dr. Mark Ziegler, president of Northwestern, pledged $15,000 for next year, in addition to the $15,000 already pledged by the university for 2007.
Other colleges currently supporting the foundation include Cleveland Chiropractic College, New York Chiropractic College, Parker College of Chiropractic, Palmer Colleges of Chiropractic, and Life Chiropractic College West. Dr. Frank Nicci, NYCC president, and Dr. Carl Cleveland III, Cleveland Chiropractic College president, are personal contributors. For a complete list of corporate, college and individual contributors, visit www.foundation4cp.com.
Logan Board of Trustees - Election Results
Logan College of Chiropractic has announced the results of its latest Board of Trustees elections, held on the college campus located in St. Louis. Election results yielded new board members, as well as the re-election of current members.
Steve Roberts, JD, LLM, was elected chair of the board of trustees. Roberts first became a Logan trustee in 2003 and served as the board's vice chair for 2005-2006. Dr. Debra L. Hoffman, Logan graduate class of 1980, was elected vice chair. She served on the advisory council to the Logan board of trustees for 2005-2006. Trustees newly elected for three-year terms included: Drs. Rick A. McMichael and Nicholas Gatto, and Missouri Rep. Rachel Storch, JD. Drs. Anthony W. Calandro and Carl Makarewicz, and Charles Kim were re-elected for three-year terms.
Many relevant diagnostic signs are not performed deliberately by the examiner or by the patient at the examiner’s direction. They are observed as the patient reacts to their condition. Fortin’s finger sign, Minor’s sign, and Vanzetti’s sign are three examples of this principle.
On Feb. 1, 2024, two more legislators – John R. Carter (R-Texas) and Robert “Bob” Good (R-Va.) – co-sponsored the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, bringing the co-sponsor total to 155, two more than the total achieved over the entire two-year congressional cycle in which identical legislation last appeared (2021-22).
While working at the Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, N.M., one of the primary care physicians stated that imaging every patient prior to receiving chiropractic was not medically necessary. It was at that point I reconsidered the need for the imaging of every patient to avoid malpractice.
