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Anna, I can appreciate that you did not receive a favorable outcome from chiropractic for your particular injury. However in your postscript to Greg, you continue to bash the entire profession based on your personal experience and the experiences of a limited number of friends. As an associate professor at Texas Chiropractic College, perhaps I can shed some light on the amount of regulation and education that is involved in the chiropractic profession. All accredited chiropractic colleges are accredited through two entities that are recognized by the US Dept. of Education. The first is the regional college accrediting body. For our college, that is the Southern Assn. of Colleges and Schools. The second accrediting agency is the Council on Chiropractic Education, the profession-wide accrediting body. Having been involved in two reaffirmations of accreditation, I can assure you that the scrutiny we undergo from both governing bodies is extremely comprehensive and exhaustive. The full process takes one to two years. Additionally all chiropractic students take National Board examinations covering basic sciences (Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Neuroanatomy) and clinical sciences (Diagnostic Imaging, General Diagnosis, Neuromuscular Diagnosis, Chiropractic Practice, Associated Clinical Sciences). There is also a National Board examination in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and part IV of the National Board exam is an objective structured clinical evaluation (OSCE) exam. This involves hands-on practical examination on simulated patients. Forty four of the fifty states require that students pass parts I, II, III & IV of the National Board examinations to be eligible for licensure. Additionally, states require that practitioners take continuing education hours in order to maintain licensure. I cannot speak for other chiropractic colleges but at Texas Chiropractic College our students have over 4,600 hours of education including the following: 625 hours of Anatomy 280 hours of Physiology 283 hours of Biochemistry and Nutrition 445 hours of Pathology 800 hours of Diagnosis including EENT, Serology, Dermatology, Geriatrics, X-Ray Interpretation and Neurology 136 hours of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pediatrics 800+ hours of Orthopedics and Chiropractic Technique 900+ hours of Clinical Experience Additionally, we have a clinic extrance examination prior to our students entering our outpatient clinic and a clinic exit examination prior to graduation. These are barrier examinations that the student must pass to proceed in the curriculum or to graudate. Our College also has an active hospital rotation program in which our students are actively involved in rheumatology, neurology, orthopedic surgery, general practice and pain management rotations at regional hospitals including the Texas Medical Center and Univ. of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. The profession has post-graduate specialties that practitioners can pursue. I would encourage you to try a practitioner with continuing education in sports. That would be either a CCSP (Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner) or DCSP (Diplomate, Chiropractic Sports Practitioner). I have noted that South Dakota has only 264 active practitioners in the entire state as of January 2002. This is comparison to Texas with over 4,500 active practitioners. Perhaps the small number of chiropractors in your state has limited the possibility that you can find a chiropractor that specializes in sports injuries. I regret that you did not have a positive experience with your chiropractor. But to paint the entire profession with a very broad brush based on your limited experience and lack of knowledge of our education, does chiropractic a grave disservice. Karlene Trebesiner, DC, CCSP

Anna, I can appreciate that you did not receive a favorable outcome from chiropractic for your particular injury. However in your postscript to Greg, you continue to bash the entire profession based on your personal experience and the experiences of a limited number of friends. As an associate professor at Texas Chiropractic College, perhaps I can shed some light on the amount of regulation and education that is involved in the chiropractic profession. All accredited chiropractic colleges are accredited through two entities that are recognized by the US Dept. of Education. The first is the regional college accrediting body. For our college, that is the Southern Assn. of Colleges and Schools. The second accrediting agency is the Council on Chiropractic Education, the profession-wide accrediting body. Having been involved in two reaffirmations of accreditation, I can assure you that the scrutiny we undergo from both governing bodies is extremely comprehensive and exhaustive. The full process takes one to two years. Additionally all chiropractic students take National Board examinations covering basic sciences (Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Neuroanatomy) and clinical sciences (Diagnostic Imaging, General Diagnosis, Neuromuscular Diagnosis, Chiropractic Practice, Associated Clinical Sciences). There is also a National Board examination in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and part IV of the National Board exam is an objective structured clinical evaluation (OSCE) exam. This involves hands-on practical examination on simulated patients. Forty four of the fifty states require that students pass parts I, II, III & IV of the National Board examinations to be eligible for licensure. Additionally, states require that practitioners take continuing education hours in order to maintain licensure. I cannot speak for other chiropractic colleges but at Texas Chiropractic College our students have over 4,600 hours of education including the following: 625 hours of Anatomy 280 hours of Physiology 283 hours of Biochemistry and Nutrition 445 hours of Pathology 800 hours of Diagnosis including EENT, Serology, Dermatology, Geriatrics, X-Ray Interpretation and Neurology 136 hours of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pediatrics 800+ hours of Orthopedics and Chiropractic Technique 900+ hours of Clinical Experience Additionally, we have a clinic extrance examination prior to our students entering our outpatient clinic and a clinic exit examination prior to graduation. These are barrier examinations that the student must pass to proceed in the curriculum or to graudate. Our College also has an active hospital rotation program in which our students are actively involved in rheumatology, neurology, orthopedic surgery, general practice and pain management rotations at regional hospitals including the Texas Medical Center and Univ. of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. The profession has post-graduate specialties that practitioners can pursue. I would encourage you to try a practitioner with continuing education in sports. That would be either a CCSP (Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner) or DCSP (Diplomate, Chiropractic Sports Practitioner). I have noted that South Dakota has only 264 active practitioners in the entire state as of January 2002. This is comparison to Texas with over 4,500 active practitioners. Perhaps the small number of chiropractors in your state has limited the possibility that you can find a chiropractor that specializes in sports injuries. I regret that you did not have a positive experience with your chiropractor. But to paint the entire profession with a very broad brush based on your limited experience and lack of knowledge of our education, does chiropractic a grave disservice. Karlene Trebesiner, DC, CCSP