Celebrating 65 Years of
Chiropractic Economics
This year marks the 65th anniversary of our publication and we wanted to celebrate all the great things we've shared with our readers. Over the course of the year, we'll be sharing new content, including timelines, videos, eBooks and more, to show just how far the industry has come.
Thank you for all of your support over the last 65 years. We can’t wait to see what the next 65 hold!
Discover the special anniversary edition of Chiropractic Economics
Redesigned with you in mind including:
- Personalization: Categories that include stories and authors to reflect the requests of our 2018 readers survey
- Integration: The further coupling of print and digital assets to provide for a more seamless experience
- Connectivity: Increased emphasis on our digital properties and social media accounts such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to help you stay informed
- Enhancement: Condensed articles with print and digital read times to help you better manage your time and resources
A Visual History of Chiropractic
If you want to know where chiropractic is going, look no further then it's past. The following timeline reveals at a glance, the brief history of the profession.
65th timeline
2020
Mike Reed, DC, is named medical director of the U.S. Olympic Team—a first for chiropractic
2019
The Farm Bill, or Agriculture and Nutritional Act, signed into law by President Trump, legalizing industrial hemp, the crop from which cannabidiol (CBD) is derived
Chiropractic Economics celebrates 65 years in publishing and gets a new look
2017
On Sept. 1, Texas Senate Bill 304 passed, protecting Texas DCs’ ability to diagnose and ensuring chiropractic’s governance by the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
2016
TruGen3 founded
2015
As of Oct. 1, any provider covered by HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) required to use ICD-10 codes
2014
Abacus Health Products, Inc. founded
2010
Chiropractic care becomes fully integrated in the treatment of athletes at the Winter Olympic Games
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is signed into law
2009
ChiroTouch founded
RockTape founded
The HITECH Act establishes incentives for converting to EHR software
2006
LiteCure founded
2005
Hurricane Katrina wreaks havoc along the U.S. Gulf Coast
2004
Chiropractic services are now included as part of the standard medical benefits package available to veterans
A major U.S. government study show that 40 million have used chiropractic and consumer demand for alternative health care is increasing
2003
The HIPAA Privacy Rule compliance requirements go into effect
The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress is established
2002
The Port Orange, Fla., campus of Palmer College is founded
2001
2000
The ACA files Trigon lawsuit for discriminatory reimbursement policies
1999
Nations around the world prepare to deal with Y2K (year 2000) computer problems
1998
The ACA files suit against the federal government to protect patients’ rights to receive chiropractic care under Medicare
1997
Chiropractic Economics launches its annual Salary and Expense and Fees and Reimbursements surveys
1995
Chiropractic turns 100
Chiropractic Economics gets a new look and a new publisher, The Doyle Group
1990
Performance Health founded
Milton S. Hershey introduces the milk chocolate Hershey bar in the U.S.
1989
The Berlin Wall is torn down
1988
A merger between the ICA and the ACA fails
1987
Federal District Judge Susan Getzendanner rules in favor of DCs in the second trial of Wilk et al. vs. AMA et al. Her ruling will be sustained by higher courts.
1986
Infinedi founded
1985
MPN Software founded
IAHE DBA/Upledger Insitute founded
1984
Systemic Formulas founded
1981
The Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics becomes the first (and still only) chiropractic periodical to be indexed by the National Library of Medicine in Index Medicus.
1980
The Association for the History of Chiropractic is established
Biotone founded
1978
David D. Palmer, the grandson of the founder of chiropractic, dies at age 71
In March 1978 the first issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT) is published
1976
Chester A.Wilk, DC, and four co-plaintiffs, sue the AMA for violating antitrust laws
1975
The first interdisciplinary meeting to review the “Research Status of Spinal Manipulative Therapy” is convened by the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Diseases and Stroke (NINCDS), marking the beginning of chiropractic research
1974
President Nixon resigns and Gerald Ford, an appointed vice president, becomes president
Sombra founded
Louisiana becomes the last state to enact a chiropractic licensing statute
The Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare approves the CCE as the accrediting agency for chiropractic education.
1972
Money Magazine is launched
1971
The CCE is chartered as an independent body, separate from the American Chiropractic Association
Nike is founded
1970
1969
Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the surface of the Moon
1968
The ACA and ICA respond to a biased report by the Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, which recommends against including chiropractic in Medicare
1967
The Activator Method Chiropractic Technique was co-invented by Drs. Arlan W. Fuhr and Warren Lee
1966
Scrip Chiropractic Supply founded
1965
Medicare is established, providing hospital and medical benefits to people over 65 and financed through Social Security
1964
The ACA’s director of education warns Chiropractic Economics readers about the AMA’s intent to eliminate chiropractic
1963
President Kennedy is assassinated on Nov. 22
Today’s NBCE is chartered. It will give its first exams in 1965
Chiropractic becomes legal in the state of New York
1962
Palmer College of Chiropractic begins teaching liberal arts courses
Dee Cee Labs founded
1961
B.J. Palmer, son of the founder of chiropractic and founder of the ICA, passes away
1959
Alaska and Hawaii are admitted to the union as the 49th and 50th states
1958
The Chiropractic Research Foundation, organized by the NCA as a nonprofit philanthropic agency in 1944, is reorganized as the Foundation for Accredited Chiropractic Education.
Chiropractic Economics debuts as a magazine published six times per year
1955
Douglas Laboratories is founded by Sam Lioon
1954
1953
IBM introduces the first commercial computer
1952
Foot Levelers founded
1945
Hill Laboratories Co. founded
1944
The NCA founds the Chiropractic Research Foundation
1930
A merger of the Universal Chiropractors Association and an older ACA forms the National Chiropractic Association (NCA), today’s ACA.
1929
Standard Process is founded by Royal Lee, DDS.
1923
Time Magazine began publication
1922
Reader’s Digest began publication
More than 80 chiropractic schools are in operation. Enrollment at Palmer tops 3,000.
1915
North Dakota and Arkansas are the first states to issue chiropractic licenses.
1910
B.J. Palmer introduces X-ray to the chiropractic profession at the Palmer School of Chiropractic.
1906
D.D. Palmer is found guilty of practicing medicine without a license and serves 23 days in the Scott County Jail.
