LEADERSHIP Milestone moments F Developments in chiropractic in the last two decades by mari -len de guzman or the last 20 years Canadian Chiroprac-tor magazine has been covering and reporting on developments in and around the Canadian chiropractic com-munity. And there have been many to report on as the chiropractic profession witnessed and became part of the con-tinuously changing dynamics of health care. Founded in 1996, the launch of Canadian Chiro-practor magazine marked the chiropractic profes-sion’s entry into a new century after celebrating 100 years of existence in 1995. “It seems fitting to launch Canada’s first ever trade magazine [for chiropractors] at the dawn of the next century,” wrote the magazine’s founder Dr. Ian Horseman, of Peterborough, Ont., in the inaugural issue. “The intent of this magazine is to provide a much-needed and unbiased Canadian forum for chiropractors, on a variety of subjects that affect every one of us across the country.” Industry observers say the last two decades saw the profession progress into a more recognized and significant player in integrated health care and has also come a long way in many aspects – so did the magazine. Several factors have contributed to this progres-sion and Canadian Chiropractor talked to some veteran practitioners who have observed and par-ticipated in many of the significant evolutionary developments in recent chiropractic history. MARI-LEN DE GUZMAN is the editor of Canadian Chiropractor magazine. She has been a journalist for more than 20 years and has worked as editor of several business and professional publications. Contact her at [email protected]. Happy Birthday! Celebrating 20 years of providing the Canadian chiropractic community with unbiased reporting and quality content. 20 One factor that significantly helped propel chiro-practic toward mainstream health care is the emer-gence of research and evidence demonstrating the efficacy of chiropractic care. “When I think about the research we had going on 20 years ago and the research that is going on now, it’s worlds apart,” notes Dr. David Leprich, a chiropractor from St. Catharines, Ont., who has been in practice since 1978. “That is something that really could help put chiropractic where it needs to be.” Although there has been a surge in research ac-tivity in the chiropractic realm and an increasing number of practitioners pursuing scientific studies, “It’s something that I think needs to grow more,” Leprich points out. According to the Canadian Chiropractic Re-search Foundation (CCRF), only less than one per cent of the profession is actively engaged in full-time health research currently. Through its univer-sity-based chiropractic research chair and profes-sorship program, the foundation hopes to “address this inequity.” The CCRF has been providing funding for chiropractic research projects since 1976. The landscape has changed significantly as well for the practice, according to Leprich, particularly in Ontario. “When I started my practice in February 1978, there were not very many chiropractors – I think [there were only] 700 chiropractors in Ontario. And now I think we’re about 4,000…” that has been a huge change and that has a huge impact on how people do in practice now,” he comments. The views of the larger medical community www.canadianchiropractor.ca Science and practice 26 Canadian Chiropractor May 2016
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