[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 49 (Thursday, March 16, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E625]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


          CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF THE CHIROPRACTIC PROFESSION

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                          HON. JOHN E. ENSIGN

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 16, 1995
  Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the chiropractic 
industry's tremendous contribution to improving the health of Americans 
for the past 100 years.
  The year 1995 marks the chiropractic profession's centennial. In 
1895, Daniel David Palmer founded the chiropractic profession and 
opened the first chiropractic school in Davenport, Iowa, in 1897. The 
profession has come a long way since 1895. Today, more than 50,000 
chiropractors serve 15 to 20 million patients. The improved standards 
of education and quality of practice has given rise to the tremendous 
growth in this field.
  While early chiropractors had difficulty gaining acceptance in the 
health care field, they now enjoy broad support from the public and 
their fellow health care professionals. Chiropractic care is now widely 
recognized as one of the most effective and efficient treatment for 
back ailments, especially for sufferers of severe or chronic back pain. 
An increasing number of Nevadans rely on the choice and freedom in 
health care options that chiropractic care offers them. Recognizing 
this trend, Congress provides for chiropractic care in Medicare and 
authorizes chiropractors to be commissioned as officers in the Armed 
Forces.
  Mr. Speaker, as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, I admire the 
dedication of my fellow health care professionals and their 
contribution to the enhancement of the quality of life for so many 
Americans. As members of the chiropractic profession gather in Nevada's 
First Congressional District on March 18, I would like to extend a warm 
welcome to these doctors. I join my colleagues in the House of 
Representatives and my fellow Nevadans in congratulating them and their 
profession's many achievements over the last century.


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