Chiropractor, A. Dale Greenwood, D.C., explains what subluxation is: A term used by doctors of chiropractic medicine to describe the misalignment of bones, resulting in nerve pressure or Irritation. Premium British Columbians would support an in- crease in medicare premiums if they knew they were getting the same level of service, a survey by the B.C, Chiropractic Association (BCCA) has found. The survey was con- ducted over the last three months by chiropractors in every community in the province, said Ter- race chiropractor Dave Greenwood. Patients were asked to approve or disapprove a premium increase as one way of meeting rising health costs. Of the 4,784 who Many chiropractors in the province of B.C. have indicated they want the right to treat patients in hospitals. They are fighting an administrative practice that for many years has denied chiropractors ac- cess to patients in hospitals. , The campaign was launched after an inci- dent in January in Smithers, B.C. when a bed-ridden patient was allegedly forced to take a cab from the hospital where he was admitted, to be treated by a chiropractor and then return to the hospital, The - hospital ad- ministration apparently denied entry to the chiropractor, despite pleas of the patient and endorsement of the fam- ily physician, Now representatives of the 355-member B.C. Chiropractic Association are asking for equal Television special aired Who are chiroprac- tors? What do they do? There are still a lot of people who don’t know that chiropractors make up the third biggest increase supported responded, 3,952 said they would agree to an increase of between 40 cents and $1 per person per month. Our survey shows pa- tients are willing to go along with that, said BCCA executive director Dr, Don Nixdorf, ‘“*However,’’? warned Nixdorf, ‘‘the comments we got from all over the province . indicate. that support is conditional, ‘People want the assurance that the pre- sent level of health care will be maintained,'’’ he added. ‘“‘The government must intensify a dialogue Problems evident Dr. Blake Alderson, president of the B.C. Chiropractic Association says that many of the 355 chiropractors i in the pro- vince are experiencing serious financial prob- lems, and he says Medicare rates are responsible. “The average annual Hong Kong host The Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Edward Youde, will pay an of- ficial visit to Expo 86 on July 18 — Hong Kong Day. The Hong Kong Pavilion promises to be quite the sight, with its exterior facade of bam. boo scaffolding. The interior explores the theme “From Silk to Silicon,”’ depicting the cultural duality — tradi-. tional and modern — of this international trade and finance centre. Something to Sell? Try Classifieds gross income of a chiropractor in B.C. is $69,000,”’’ Alderson. ‘Average office ex- penses are $44,000, which leaves a net average income before tax of $25,000. This is equivalent to $12 an hour compared to a manufacturing workers’ $14.34 a hour and a salaried workers’ $16.58. *‘And the salaried worker takes that home with him. He doesn’t have to pay for the run- ning of a business.’’ **There is an obvious inequity in that over the last four years the government has increas- ed fees for medical doc- tors while it has frozen fees for chiropractic doc- tors,’’ Alderson said. Under the current government fee schedule chiropractic doctors receive $11 per patient visit while medical doc- tors receive $17.50 for a comparable patient visit, said Dr. aimed at finding measures that are even more health-effective and cost-effective, and the public should be more closely involved in that process,”’ Nixdrof said. ‘The people are pay- ing the bills, they also have to contribute by be- ing more conscious of ill- ness prevention, My pre- diction is that we will all have to practice a lot more self-help in health matters in the future,’ said Nixdorf. group of primary health care practitioners in Canada. They specialize in back conditions that hit 30 percent of Canadians at any given time. But a one-hour TV special on the Knowledge Network should answer any questions. Vancouver chiroprac- tor Dr. Richard Hunter, with colleagues Drs. Don Burkett and Heather McLeod, will screen a documentary movie on the profession then answer phone calls from the public. The program will be aired April 26, between 11:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. Already 600,000 peo- ple in B.C. receive chiropractic care. Terrace Review — Wednesday, March 26, 1986 19 Chiropractors want rights treatment under a reguiation of the Hospital Act which en- titles other health profes- sionals, such as dentists, nutritionists and physiotherapists to be on call at hospitals. Terrace Chiropractor, R. Dale Greenwood said that he is in the process of filing with the Hospital Board under section four and sub sec- tion three of regulations pursuant to the Hospital Act, to be able to treat patients in the hospital at the request of patient and/or family or the family physician. Greenwood said there is mo reason why chiropractors shouldn't have access to the hospital. He stated that there have been cases of pa- tients having to check out of the hospital, hop in a taxi to come to the clinic to receive treat- ment. Consequently the families are distraught, he said. The courses of study taken by chiropractors in the U.S. where Green- wood graduated, are equivalent to what a M.D. takes, in classroom time. We chiropractors, said Greenwood, take 4800 classroom hours while a medical doctor takes 4200 hours. They take pharmacy, we don’t. We take more radiology. We are also covered under most in- surance plans, under vir- tually any country in the world, Greenwood stated that workers compensation studies in Canada and the U.S. indicate that chiropractic treatment of non surgical back in- juries was the most health effective; therby the least cost per case in treatment cost, and wage loss. attends school. foster parents. Contact: Lil Farkvam telephone 638-3379 FOSTER HOME WANTED Child's interest placement needs: — siblings. Boy — 8 years old with behavioral problems requires 6-12 month foster home placement. He has many interests, loves swimming and Girl — 2 years old, has normal development with no major problems. 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