[Excerpt from the President of the ACA]

As portal-of-entry, healthcare providers and Doctors of Chiropractic are educated and licensed to diagnose, treat, and co-manage patients.  Chiropractors work in private practices, multi-disciplinary clinics and hospitals. They are trained to refer patients to other healthcare providers when necessary. In a healthcare system being stretched to its limit, DCs can be a valuable resource to tap for additional patient support.

Doctors of chiropractic (DCs) are primary-contact healthcare providers who provide essential care, including (but not limited to) managing acute and urgent musculoskeletal conditions. These services are critical for managing cases that otherwise could end up in emergency rooms, worsening an already difficult situation.  It is important to note that chiropractic services also keep in place healthcare providers, first responders and others who have physically strenuous jobs that support critical infrastructure, such as truck drivers who continue to ensure that America’s healthcare and food supplies get to where they are needed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As they provide this essential support, doctors of chiropractic share the public health responsibility of slowing the transmission of COVID-19. Chiropractic practices that attend to urgent cases must employ strict hygienic practices at every point of patient contact and keep up to date with prevention recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, ACA has urged all chiropractors to closely monitor state and local health authorities and to comply with any relevant guidance or mandates.

If you have questions or concerns about how Chattanooga Integrated Medicine Center can help you during this crisis, please do not hesitate to call or contact us through our website.

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