VA Chiropractic Residency First in Nation to Receive Accredidation

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) chiropractic residency programs have reached a historic first by receiving accreditation from the Council of Chiropractic Education. The programs provide postgraduate clinical training in integrated chiropractic practice, focused on team-based care and inter-professional education. 
This will give veterans more options as the VA reduces treatment with opioid (narcotic) drugs 
Do you think this is a positive change for our veterans.?
VA Chiropractic Residency Sites First in Nation to Receive Accreditation - See more at: http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2829#sthash.OiK2flsm.5kNpT9Xp.dpuf

American Chiropractor David Pascal Helps Athletes in Rio

Now that we are into my favorite Olympic sport of track, here is one more article on another one of the 40 chiropractors working on the US Olympic medical team. 
Here he Dr. David Pascal with the Sydney McLaughlin, the youngest member of the US Olympic team who at 17 years old made it to the finals of the 400 meter hurdles.
American Chiropractor David Pascal Helps Athletes in Rio

Cape chiropractor set to work behind the scenes with wrestlers at Olympics

Dr. Matt Uchtman is one of 40 chiropractic physicians treating athletes at the Rio Oympics. Uchtman will be stationed with the wrestlers, but the group will also work with judo competitors, weightlifters, USA volleyball and a bevy of other medal hopefuls.
Cape chiropractor set to work behind the scenes with wrestlers at Olympics

DR. KEVIN RINDAL EARNS ‘GREATEST HONOR’ AS USA SWIMMING CHIROPRACTOR FOR RIO GAMES

Hope you also have been enjoying the great Olympic swimming competitions.
Dr. Kevin Rindal, a doctor of chiropractic is currently serving as USA Swimming team-chiropractor at the the Summer Olympics in Brazil working to keep the 40 member swim team in top shape.
Did you know that chiropractors have been serving on the Olympic medical teams since the 1980's?

DR. KEVIN RINDAL EARNS ‘GREATEST HONOR’ AS USA SWIMMING CHIROPRACTOR FOR RIO GAMES

Doctor of Chiropractic to act as chief medical officer for Team USA at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

William Moreau, who is a Doctor of Chiropractic and Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Sport Medicine is the managing director of sports medicine for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and chief medical officer for Team USA at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. 
Did you know that doctors of chiropractic have been involved with treating athletes at the Olympics for over 30 years?

William Moreau, DC, Leads Sports Medicine Team and Serves as Chief Medical Officer for Team USA at Rio 2016 Olympic Games

A recent study in the journal JMPT shows a dramatic increase of utilization of chiropractic services at the Veterans Administration over the last 10 years.
*the annual number of patients seen in VA chiropractic clinics increased by 821 percent.
*the annual number of chiropractic visits increased by 694 percent.
*the total number of chiropractic clinics grew from 27 to 65 (9 percent annually.
Study: Use of Chiropractic in the VA Rising Steeply as a positive trend for our veteran's health?

Researchers: Medical errors now third leading cause of death in United States

We could do so much better. I have written on the three previous large studies on preventable medical errors that have been published since 1998. Unfortunately except for infections, the preventable errors have remained unchanged or worsened over this time period! A new study from the British Medical Journal headed by Martin Makary, a professor of surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine estimates the number at 251,000 per year or 700 hundred per day. 
We would not tolerate this in any other industry. Why do you think we tolerate this from the medical industry?
Researchers: Medical errors now third leading cause of death in United States