A
fter many years and
many roles with the
OCA, the time has
come for retirement.
With this being the last
ON Chiropractic issue
under my watch, I want
to share the journey I have been on, and
what I think lies ahead for the profession.
An advantage of being with the OCA for
over three decades is being part of the
tremendous evolution of the profession,
and seeing how far we have come.
When I was a young chiropractor in the
St. Catharine’s region in the late 70’s, I
remember a prominent patient wanting
appointments when no one else would
be in the office, so she could see me in
secrecy. Back then most patients were
afraid to tell their physician they were
seeing a chiropractor. And yet in the
early 70’s, before my time, the profession
gained OHIP funding.
Many chiropractors reminisce fondly
about the famous “Mercedes 80’s”
because so many of us were doing quite
well financially in that decade, but we
forget that in the 80’s the profession was
under attack from several quarters.
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SPRING 2018