Membership

If you are trying to decide which chiropractic organization to join
in Arkansas, we hope the following list of ACS’s goals and
position (statements) will help you decide if we are right for
you! If you agree with the majority of our positions, please join
us! Together we can build a better profession. It is our belief
that as physicians, each doctor of chiropractic should be able
to practice according to his training and philosophy.

  • D.C’s are required to diagnose illness, which is the
    basis for our designation as physicians and as portal
    of entry doctors. ACS fully endorses the doctor of
    chiropractic’s right and obligation to diagnose and treat
    the whole person.
  • We endorse acupuncture.
  • We define manipulation and adjustment in accurate
    and scientific language.
  • We believe, as the law states, that only physicians may
    practice manipulation.
  • We believe that physical therapists should not perform
    manipulation under any circumstances even if they
    were to match the doctor of chiropractic’s college hours
    of instruction.
  • We recognize board certification in orthopedics,
    neurology, nutrition, sports injuries, radiology,
    rehabilitation, family practice, internist, pediatrics,
    occupational health, thermography, etc.
  • We recognize that the general public needing care is
    often concurrently using over the counter medicines.   
    As physicians, we should be allowed to discuss with
    the patients who are under our care, the use and
    contraindications of over the counter medicines.
  • As physicians, we should be allowed to discuss
    possible prescription medicine interactions, side
    effects, and toxicity with those patients who seek our
    treatment and ask for our advice.
  • We endorse the use of emerging technology, and
    techniques that have been tested for safety and efficacy.
  • ACS embraces emerging manipulative techniques
    including MUA for those who have been properly
    trained and wish to pursue this technique.
  • ACS embraces hospital privileges for those
    chiropractic physicians who desire this forum.
  • We pledge to defend our right to practice chiropractic
    as taught in our colleges.
  • We will defend our right to use physical therapy
    modalities and to practice physiological therapeutics
    (physiotherapy), as they have been a part of the
    Chiropractic Practice Act in Arkansas since 1915!
  • We will defend our right to engage in nutritional
    counseling, perform and interpret lab work when
    warranted, and any other procedures which have been
    or will constitute chiropractic procedure. Our profession
    is ever evolving with new technology and innovative
    techniques.
  • Together, we can ensure that the majority of Arkansas
    Chiropractors will have the right to practice as they
    were taught in college and in post graduate certification
    classes.
  • We believe that any new practice law or any legislation
    that affects all doctors, should be supported by a
    majority of licensed doctors.

We value your membership. Please contact ACS executive
secretary, Paulette Kaelin, at 479-782-4361 for further
information.
Join ACS Today
By Becoming A Member!!!!
ACS membership dues
are $200.00 for the year
of 2008. This fee
includes 24 hours
continuing education in
the month of March free
of charge and at reduced
rates for the remaining
seminars later in the
year.

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Membership Form
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