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Associations & The Squeaky Wheel THERE IS A DIVIDE IN OUR PROFESSION THAT DATES BACK NEARLY TO ITS INCEPTION. ALIGNING YOURSELF WITH AN ASSOCIATION AND BECOMING AN ADVOCATE MAY BE THE MOST PRODUCTIVE WAY FORWARD.
// By Sara Parsons //
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etween juggling a loaded became what we still call it today, health and human potential through class schedule, clubs, clinic, the International Chiropractors specific and scientific chiropractic 1 and for many of us a partAssociation (ICA) . It is the oldest care”3. The Mission of the ICA also time job, imagine throwing international association to make it to supports the philosophical values; in the mix researching position and 2020, and was developed with the “to protect and promote chiropractic political advocacy articles from aim of “advancing the profession of throughout the world as a distinct multiple chiropractic association chiropractic through advocacy and health care profession predicated 2 websites. Even the best clowns would development” . upon its unique philosophy, have trouble keeping science, and art of all those knives in the subluxation detection air. and correction”3. It is “It is important to figure out However difficult, apparent from these your vision of the future of it is important for statements that the ICA students to keep a philosophical Chiropractic, find the association has our chiropractic foundation, views index fingers on chiropractic as a that has the same vision, join the associations unique profession that association, and fight for the that represent our unlike any other, and profession. I present supports the theory chiropractic you think is best.” in the following of subluxation as the paragraphs a few cause of all disease. players in the game; The ICA lists its the International Chiropractors The ICA, as one might have objectives under its ‘about’ section Association (ICA), the American guessed based on the individual of their website, and atop that list is Chiropractic Association (ACA), that founded it, is an association the goal to “maintain and promote the International Federation of that champions vitalistic chiropractic chiropractic’s unique identity as Chiropractors and Organizations and aims to support and protect the a vitalistic non-therapeutic, non(IFCO), and the World Federation of philosophy of chiropractic as the allopathic, drugless and surgicalChiropractic (WFC). keystone that supports our profession. free health science, based on The ICA vision statement reflects its fundamental principles and ICA this much like a still mountain lake philosophy”3. The rest of the list In 1926, B.J. Palmer founded reflects the sky, the clouds and the includes spreading licensure and the Chiropractic Health Bureau trees that surround it with impeccable regulation of chiropractic to every (CHB). The organization held on accuracy. The vision is to “empower nation, working with other nations to that name until 1941, when it humanity to optimal life expression, “in a global humanitarian effort”3 18 | LIFEWEST.EDU/LIFELINES-MAGAZINE/
