Whereas D.D. Palmer founded the chiropractic profession on the discovery that vertebral subluxation (VS) occurs and interferes with the function of the nervous system; and
Whereas the safe and effective analysis and adjusting of VS is the core value of the chiropractic profession because of its far-reaching implications; and
Whereas those chiropractic organizations, faculty, students, and individual chiropractors who wish to see VS remain the focus of the chiropractic profession have a responsibility to support those efforts that further that mission; and
Whereas a cartel involving the various education, testing, and regulatory authorities has effectively reduced the training of chiropractors “…to practice as primary care chiropractic physicians,” and thereby severely limited the opportunity for institutions to pursue instruction relevant to the analysis and adjusting of vertebral subluxation; and
Whereas the long-term effects of the cartel’s success in moving chiropractic practice toward a medical model have placed the profession on an unsustainable path, resulting in declining enrollments in chiropractic colleges; new graduates face alarming debt levels, and declining market share for chiropractic services along with declining average earnings of practitioners; and
Whereas the Chiropractic Society of Texas recognizes the pressing need to elevate the quality of education relevant to vertebral subluxation-centered practice; and
Whereas the International Agency for Chiropractic Education (IACE) was founded and chartered as a non-profit in 2001 and has functioned for twenty-two years as an authority on vertebral subluxation-centered chiropractic; and
Whereas the IACE encompasses the necessary expertise and experience to guide educational programs toward higher levels of academic excellence relevant to vertebral subluxation-centered chiropractic; and
Whereas consistent with the mission of the Chiropractic Society of Texas, the IACE exists as an avenue for chiropractic programs to enhance quality and gain certification or accreditation focused on training relevant to identifying, characterizing, and adjusting VS; and
Therefore, the Chiropractic Society of Texas recognizes the International Agency for Chiropractic Education as an authority on vertebral subluxation-centered education, whose certification or accreditation dependably represents an assurance that programs accredited or certified by IACE function with integrity and meet its rigorous academic standards.
Passed by the Chiropractic Society of Texas Executive Board on 27th of June 2023
President Dr. Scott Kelley, DC, LCP
Vice President Dr. Rachel Taylor, DC
Secretary Dr. Paul Queen, DC, ACP
Treasurer Dr. Tiffany Lee, DC
