Topic Summary (from en.wikipedia.org): In recent decades Chiropractic gained legitimacy and greater acceptance by medical physicians and health plans , and enjoyed a strong political base and sustained demand for services. However, its future seemed uncertain: as the number of practitioners grew, evidence-based medicine insisted on treatments with demonstrated value, managed care restricted payment, and competition grew from massage therapists and other health professions. The profession responded by marketing natural products and devices more aggressively, and by reaching deeper into alternative medicine and primary care .

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• Chiropractic: In recent decades Chiropractic gained legitimacy and greater acceptance by medical physicians and health plans , and enjoyed a strong political base and sustained demand for services (from en.wikipedia.org)
• health care: Chiropractic, which in the United States is considered part of complementary and alternative medicine A group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine (from nccam.nih.gov)
• chiropractic care: Hands-on therapy especially adjustment of the spine is central to chiropractic care (from nccam.nih.gov)
• alternative medicine: The profession responded by marketing natural products and devices more aggressively, and by reaching deeper into alternative medicine and primary care . (from en.wikipedia.org)
• spinal manipulation: They use a type of hands-on therapy called spinal manipulation or adjustment (from www.nlm.nih.gov)
• back pain: Many people visit chiropractors for treatment of low back pain . (from www.nlm.nih.gov)
• chiropractic treatment: chiropractic treatment is covered by many insurance plans (from www.answers.com)
• chiropractic profession: chiropractic professionals are doctors of chiropractic , or D.C.s (from www.nlm.nih.gov)
• mainstream medicine: Some would say it now qualifies as mainstream treatment as opposed to complementary medicine (from www.answers.com)
• low back pain: It has become well-accepted treatment for acute pain and problems of the spine, including lower back pain and whiplash (from www.answers.com)
• chiropractic SM: Applications beyond that scope are not supported by current evidence, although there are ongoing studies into the usefulness of chiropractic for such problems as ear infections, dysmenorrhea , infant colic , migraine headaches, and other conditions (from www.answers.com)
• Health Care Reform: ICA has stepped forward and embraced a united front concept for the profession on national healthcare Reform , and we believe that such a cooperative effort is the best way to secure a rightful place for chiropractic in any reformed system (from www.chiropractic.org)
• evidence-based medicine: However, its future seemed uncertain: as the number of practitioners grew, evidence-based medicine insisted on treatments with demonstrated value, managed care restricted payment, and competition grew from massage therapists and other health professions (from en.wikipedia.org)
• conventional medicine: Complementary medicine is used together with conventional medicine , and alternative medicine is used in place of conventional medicine . (from nccam.nih.gov)
• seek chiropractic care: If you decide to seek chiropractic care , it may also help you find a suitable practitioner. (from www.chirobase.org)
• Web site: This Web site will enable you to deepen your understanding (from www.chirobase.org)
• Welcome Message: Welcome Message from Dr. Rick McMichael, ACA President (from www.acatoday.org)
• SUMMIT NEWS: Read the attached SUMMIT NEWS release on the SUMMIT Policy Paper and download and distribute the attached landmark Policy Paper statement of chiropractic principles, definitions and aspirations in healthcare reform (from www.chiropractic.org)
• Los Angeles: Los Angeles Campus: 590 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles , California 90004 | 323.906.2095 (from www.clevelandchiropractic.edu)
• alternative therapies: Chiropractic is one of the most popular alternative therapies currently available (from www.answers.com)

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