January 2006

Judge rules in favor of horse chiropractor

A judge has ruled that an Indiana chiropractor reprimanded by the state last year for treating horses should not have been censured.

Pamela Ann Buss, DC, filed suit last January after the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners issued a verbal censure and ordered her to not treat animals.

Dubois Circuit Judge William Weikert ruled that Buss was not acting outside the scope of her education, training, and experience.

According to Buss’ attorney, Indiana law states licensed chiropractors can manipulate the spines of individuals during treatment.

The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners had interpreted the word “individual” as meaning a human being.

Weikert ruled that the board’s reprimand and censure should be retracted and expunged from Buss’ license and record.

Buss, a licensed chiropractor who is also certified by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association, started practicing in Dubois County more than five years ago. She began treating animals in 2001.

Sources: Associated Press, www.ap.org; The Herald, http://www.dcherald.com

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