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| Title |
The Five Eras of Chiropractic & the future of chiropractic as seen through the eyes of a participant observer
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| Published in |
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/2045-709x-20-1 |
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| Authors |
J Keith Simpson |
| Abstract |
Chiropractic has endured a turbulent history, marked by tremendous advances in areas such as education and licensing while marred by interprofessional conflict and a poor public image. The prolonged interprofessional conflict was instrumental in shaping the culture of chiropractic. These obstacles have long-since been removed although there are lingering effects from them.This article examines the chiropractic profession's history by dividing it into five Eras and suggests that there are three options available for the future of the profession. One: maintaining the status quo. Two: uniting under an evidence based scientific approach as partners in the health care delivery system that has buried the "one-cause, one-cure" sacred cow. The steps required to achieve this outcome are outlined. Three: openly dividing the profession into evidence based practitioners and subluxation based practitioners. Adopting this option would allow each branch of the profession to move forward in the health care delivery system unhindered by the other.It is unclear which option the profession will choose and whether the profession is mature enough to follow option two remains to be seen. What is evident is that the time to act is now. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 78 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 29% |
| Other | 13 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 14% |
| Professor | 5 | 6% |
| Lecturer | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 19 | 24% |
| Unknown | 5 | 6% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 44 | 55% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 5% |
| Philosophy | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 13% |
| Unknown | 5 | 6% |