Chiropractic Care and Naturopathy

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Chiropractic Care and Naturopathy
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Chiropractic Care

• What is it?
• Level of Education
• Associations for Chiropractors

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The Ontario College of Chiropractic Care

• Purpose and Mission
• Benefits and Outline of Role

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Naturopathy

• What is naturopathy?
• Training and the difference between it and
  homeopathy
• Associations for Naturopathy

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Ontario Association of Naturopathy

• Mission
• Regulation
• Governing Principles

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Research on Chiropractic Care

• Research reveals that reasons for choosing
  chiropractic care is not rooted in
  dissatisfaction.
• The evolvement of chiropractic practice and
  public identity.
• Results show that patients seek care for
  optimizing their wellness and preventing illness.

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Research cont...

• Gender differences in the use of chiropractic
  care.
• Explanations for such gender differences

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine

• Definition of complementary and alternative
  medicine
• The prevalence of alternative medicine in
  children and adults.
• Types of use amongst children

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What to do then?

• What is needed for another increase in use?
• The question of regulation
• One authors recommendation for the
  alternative-health movement
• 1. Awareness in commercialism
• 2. Awareness of others
• 3. Reliability and utilization.