MAJOR CONCERN! Chiropractors to practice primary care

[Histrionic]

If you are interested in supporting the AOA against chiroprators practicing primary care, then please read and sign the petition by following the link below. The petition is about 1/2 way down the page. This bill has passed in the house and could be passed in the senate.
<a href="http://www.aoa-net.org/Government/relations/dgrhotline.htm" target="_blank">http://www.aoa-net.org/Government/relations/dgrhotline.htm</a>

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[trouserz]

what is wrong with chiros?

 

[drusso]

They are not not medically trained as are DO's and MD's and still wish to practice as primary care doctors.

 

[jhug]

As far as i understand- chiros are not allowed to give out medicine- ANY MEDICINE! Is this bill allowing them to do so? if so, their education must reflect both that of MD and DO. If in fact it does, maybe it isn't such a bad thing after all- i just don't see how meds and chiro's fit together.

 

[PTjay]

what kind of research has the chiropractic field turned out? do they go by evidence based practice at all?

just a few questions i'd like to have answered.

 

[Histrionic]

I am not an expert on the issue of chiropratic care. However, the AOA is very much against this bill and I trust that the AOA has researched this issue and is looking out for my best interest. My main concern is that this bill is a political ploy to re-define primary care. My personal opinion is that if one wants to become a primary care physician, then they should complete a DO or MD medical program, followed by a residency program. There are many physicians working in primary care that have not completed a residency program, but most of these physicians graduated many years ago.

 

[Mr. happy clown guy]

Here is the Skinny on what is going on...

THere is ALOT wrong with chiropractic.


Chiropractors lobbying to expand access to veterans. The House Veterans Affairs Committee has voted to approve the Disabled Veterans Service Dog and Health Care Improvement Act of 2001 (H.R. 2792), which includes provisions to mandating a new program of chiropractic benefits within the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA). The bill would:

*Require a chiropractor to be appointed as director of chiropractic services

*Permit veterans to select a chiropractor as their primary provider

*Include "at a minimum, care for neuro-musculoskeletal conditions"

*Direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide educational materials to other health-care providers to ensure that they are aware of chiropractic care

*Establish an advisory committee to advise on credentialing, and scope of practice, and other matters.


The American Physical Therapy Association and the American Osteopathic Association have been lobbying against the bill. Some subluxation-based chiropractors are upset that the present form of the bill does not refer to "subluxations" and would not prevent other practitioners from offering spinal "adjustments. House Concurrent Resolution 46, which calls for both of these provisions, has received no apparent Congressional support. <a href="http://www.chirobase.org/08Legal/Res46/Res46.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.chirobase.org/08Legal/Res46/Res46.pdf</a> (For information about "subluxations," see <a href="http://www.chirobase.org/01General/chirosub.html)" target="_blank">http://www.chirobase.org/01General/chirosub.html)</a>

 

[DrQuinn]

Just so you know, the White House is against this bill and I don't think it will be put into law.

Also, its not just the APTA and the AOA, the AAFP was on this about a month ago.