October 2005
Chiropractic Is Safe - ICA Responds
Several months ago a billboard appeared in Connecticut trying to falsely scare the public about the safety of chiropractic care. Immediately, members of the Connecticut Chiropractic Council and the International Chiropractors Association responded and inundated the billboard company with protests causing the billboard to be removed in less than 48 hours.
BEFORE
Now the ICA has taken the next step and initiated a "Chiropractic is Safe" campaign, starting with the billboard you see below. This Chiropractic is Safe billboard is now displayed on the same billboard as the false warning was previously hanging.
AFTER
The ICA has plans to expand this campaign by seeking sponsors to place additional billboards throughout the country. Other state and local chiropractic organizations and associations can participate in this program by sponsoring the placement of these billboards in their community. Those interested can contact the ICA to learn how they can participate in this campaign.
In addition to the billboard the ICA has also printed thousands of Chiropractic is Safe bumper stickers to further spread the message. These stickers will be available to those who contribute as well as many upcoming events where ICA officials will be presenting on this new campaign.
BUMPER
STICKER
The purpose of this campaign is not to respond to the single negative billboard that appeared in Connecticut, but rather to show the contrast to the allopathic approach to healthcare. In this light chiropractic is an affordable and safer option for healthcare. The ICA has tied this billboard and bumper sticker campaign together with a website, www.chiropracticissafe.org to direct the public to this site for further information.
Now You Know Inc is proud to be a part of this campaign and we are donating our resources by designing both the billboard and bumper stickers as well as donating the design and hosting of the www.chiropracticissafe.org website. We will be also assisting ICA by having bumper stickers available at various shows that we will be exhibiting at. We call upon other suppliers in chiropractic to join us and support this ICA campaign by contributing to this growing national event.
Now You Know "Crossing the Chasm" Program in Big Demand
Over the past year NYK has been presenting a variety of 1 to 4 hour programs that have clearly illuminated and answered several questions that chiropractors have had for the past 110 years. Those questions include:
- If Chiropractic is so great, why isn’t everyone going to a chiropractor?
- In 100+ years why have we have only gotten 11-17 % market penetration?
- If chiropractic seems so obvious to us, how come everyone doesn’t get it?
- Why doesn’t advertising work to convince people about the benefits of chiropractic?
To
answer these questions NYK has created a program based upon millions of
dollars of research done by other industries who have faced similar
questions about their products or services. The results of their
research have created standards in marketing that NYK has now interpreted
and applied to chiropractic.
The unique presentation of this material is entirely new to chiropractic and has never before been seen in our profession. This presentation shows clearly how chiropractic is a "discontinuous innovation" and then demonstrates how discontinuous innovations are adopted into the general population through a generally accepted process known as the "Adoption Life Cycle".
This program is presented at many of the engagements at which we are asked to speak. Attendee's have found this to be one of the most enlightening programs they have attended. Please see our calendar of events below to see where you can view this eye opening program.
Chiropractic Philosophy Takes Center Stage in Fort Worth, Texas
The
ICA is hosting the 2005 Annual Conference on Philosophical Chiropractic
Standards November 11-13, 2005 at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel in
Forth Worth, Texas.
“The lack of philosophic input into our profession‘s research has led us into a model of “low back pain” treatment, “said Dr. Rob Sinnott, chair of the ICA Council on Chiropractic Philosophy. “The goal of this conference,” he added “is to provide a springboard toward enhancing the significance of the chiropractic adjustment to our profession as well as the public.”
Click here for conference program flyer
Those interested in attending this program can contact ICA at www.chiropractic.org or call ICA directly at 800-423-4690.
Chiropractic in the News
There is a lot of chiropractic news that makes the general media world-wide. Not all the news is good, but it is worth knowing about. To help keep you informed, Now You Know features this "Chiropractic in the News" section in each edition of "The Information Age" email newsletter. This feature provides the title and links to the various news items of interest to chiropractors. Check each month to read the news relevant to our profession here. To see the articles, please click on the headline link below.
- Life University to bring back Christmas lights
- Hard-working students are learning to tap into the growing demand for chiropractors
- Pet chiropractic
- Alternative to visiting the ER
- Palmer Coll. of Chiropractic Rugby Pulls A Close Win
- Phillip Yoo Educates Koreans on Chiropractic
- Studies hold backpacks to blame in juveniles' back pain
- Animals mean business for Sarah
- Doctors of Chiropractic Offer Tips to Reduce Risk of Back Pain
Health News
Each month, we at Now You Know review hundreds of articles on health and chiropractic in order to find the few that we write up for our patient newsletter service. Unfortunately, there are always dozens of good health articles that do not make it into the NYK Patient newsletter that our subscriber's patients receive. This section of the Information Age will be the place where we list these articles and link to them.
- Parent Group and 11-Year-Old Child Escorted From American Academy of Pediatrics Convention
- Lilly warns about ADHD drug
- Studies Find Flu Vaccine and Antiviral Drugs Fall Far Short
- Why Physical Activity And Exercise Are Important
- Resistance to flu drugs on the rise worldwide
- Medicare madness
- Abbott's ADD drug loses FDA backing
NYK Upcoming Seminars and Shows
We would like to thank the many associations, organizations and groups that have us speaking on their programs . Dates permitting, we would love to participate at your Association or Society convention as well. If you are interested in having us at your program, please contact us at either nowyouknow@nowyouknow.net or call us at 1-800-695-8937. Below is a list of programs and speaking engagements we have scheduled in the near future.
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