The chiropractic climate in France is not good. Frank Spencer, D.C., practicing in Angouleme, France characterizes the position of chiropractic in France as occupying a "tenuous position in murky waters."
In the January 4, 1991 issue of "DC" we printed a plea from five chiropractors practicing in Lyon, France being charged with "illegal practices of medicine."
In the September 26, 1990 issue, in a separate case, we printed a letter from Richard Arme, D.C., of Tours, France, one of five chiropractic defendants being taken to court, again for "illegal practices of medicine." This suit originated with the Syndicat National des Medecins Osteotherapeutes Francais (French Osteopaths) in December of 1989.
We've just received another plea from Dr. Arme; the suit in Tours is still under litigation.
The defendants in Tours:
If you wish to express your support for the DCs in Tours, please write to the tribunal judge at:
"Soutien aux chiropractors de Tours" (i.e. in support of the DCs in Tours) Tribunal de Grand Instance Palais de Justice Monsieur le juge 2eme Bureau Place Jean Jaures 37032 TOURS CEDEX - FRANCE
Dr. Arme also asks those who are kind enough to write letters to the judge in support of the defendants to please send him a copy:
Richard Arme, D.C.
Chiropractic Center du Val de Loire
247, Avenue de Grammont
37000 TOURS - FRANCE
Many relevant diagnostic signs are not performed deliberately by the examiner or by the patient at the examiner’s direction. They are observed as the patient reacts to their condition. Fortin’s finger sign, Minor’s sign, and Vanzetti’s sign are three examples of this principle.
On Feb. 1, 2024, two more legislators – John R. Carter (R-Texas) and Robert “Bob” Good (R-Va.) – co-sponsored the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, bringing the co-sponsor total to 155, two more than the total achieved over the entire two-year congressional cycle in which identical legislation last appeared (2021-22).
While working at the Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, N.M., one of the primary care physicians stated that imaging every patient prior to receiving chiropractic was not medically necessary. It was at that point I reconsidered the need for the imaging of every patient to avoid malpractice.
