April 2007

COCSA demands national unification

The Congress of Chiropractic State Associations (COCSA) is demanding the unification of the two major national chiropractic associations — the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and the International Chiropractors Association (ICA).

The “Resolution on National Unity” calls for unification to occur by Jan. 1, 2010. It was passed March 10 at a meeting of COCSA’s board of directors.

The resolution states that COCSA will merge its function with the resulting new association in order to create “a single national voice for the chiropractic profession.”

The resolution cites a number of reasons for the demand for unity. It states:

• The advancement of the profession depends upon resolution of issues of national scope;
• Two competing national associations prevent the chiropractic profession from speaking with one national voice;
• The political and economic challenges facing the chiropractic profession have become too great and its adversaries too strong to justify two competing national associations; and
• The competition between two associations results in duplication of effort, waste of chiropractic resources, and perceived disunity.

Jerry DeGrado, DC, COCSA president, urges members of ACA and ICA who agree with unification to e-mail the ACA and the ICA about how they feel about this matter or provide comment about the resolution. The e-mail address is unity@cocsa.org.

The full resolution is available in the BONUS section of www.ChiroEco.com/history.

Source: Congress of Chiropractic State Associations, www.cocsa.org

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