Chiropractic is under threat!
The weight of government regulations on health care, the unrelenting emphasis on evidence as a fundamental necessity for the right to practice in health care and the new energy being invested by others, to destroy chiropractic, places the profession under great threat!
Chiropractic and chiropractors are suffering. This is true in Australia and it’s true across the world.
What needs to be done?
It’s clear that central to these challenges is the lack of research evidence.
We want more people to get chiropractic and therefore we need a research solution!
Research can empower chiropractors to see more people and take better care of people. It can provide much needed support for those involved in lobbying with the health care and political circles and it can enhance public relations for chiropractic.
And it’s not all doom and gloom! Recent research studies demonstrate that vital research with high impact potential is becoming available and the Australian Spinal Research Foundation (Spinal Research) is at the forefront of this. Spinal Research’s process for assessing research specific to chiropractic has received international acclaim. We can do this! We just need more research, faster.
Spinal Research is seeking out, reaching out and inviting chiropractors and their associations to make a difference by supporting more research being done faster. Those involved in politics, researchers, teaching institutions and public relations for the profession can participate and lobby government, influence health policy and get positive PR for chiropractic supported by the base of research.
The profession needs those who have a stake in chiropractic to participate. We need a partnership of all parties, all skills and all resources - a Chiropractic Research Partnership.
Spinal Research is only a part of a solution. We need money for research and we need partners. Research provides evidence but we must see that the evidence creates impact. The Chiropractic Research Partnership casts a net to engage everyone - those involved in practice, politics, health policy and PR.
The Chiropractic Research Partnership will gather special skills, talents and passion across the community of chiropractic for a whole-of-profession response to our challenges.
The starting point, the base line, is for you to sign on as a partner.
The Partnership will generate more research, faster ... and MUCH more!
If you want to know more click here to view the full brochure or you can read about research projects by clicking the icons above.