Guidelines

To empower humanity in the expression of maximum health, wellness and human potential through universal chiropractic expression and utilization

Dare forza all'umanità nell'espressione della miglior salute, del benessere e del potenziale umano, attraverso l'utilizzo e l'espressione universale della chiropratica.

Enpoderara a la humanidad en su expresión de máxima salud, bienestar y potencial humano a través de la utilización universal y la expresión de la quiroprática.

To advance chiropractic throughout the world as a distinct health care profession predicated upon its unique philosophy, science, and art.

L'avanzamento della chiropratica nel mondo come una professione distinta, dedicata alla cura della salute, e predicata sotto i suoi canoni di filosofia, scienza e arte.

Dar a conocer la Quiropráctica en el mundo como una profesión de la salud diferente, transmitida a traves de su filosofía, ciencia y arte.

Promouvoir l'avancement de la chiropratique à travers la planéte, comme une profession distincte dans le domaine de la santé en se basant sursa philosophie, sa science et son art qui lui sont uniques.

Maintain and promote chiropractic's unique identity as a non-therapeutic, drugless and surgical-free health science, based on its fundamental principles and philosophy.

Provide leadership in the establishment of chiropractic licensure regulation in every nation and promote the quality and authenticity of chiropractic education.

Foster the professional and technical development of the Doctor of Chiropractic through programs of continuing education, research, political, and social action.

Encourage the highest professional, technical, and ethical standards for the doctor of chiropractic while safeguarding the professional welfare of its members.

Champion the principle that every citizen in the world has the right to freedom of choice in health care and be able to choose unhampered the doctor and the healing art of his/her choice.

Work harmoniously with other health care organizations and governments in a global humanitarian effort to foster chiropractic and spinal hygiene in the fields of family health (including children, women, and the elderly), and occupational health.

Work for full inclusion of chiropractic in all public and private health care delivery programs.

The International Chiropractors Association (ICA) is the world's oldest international chiropractic professional organization representing nearly 8,000 practitioners, students, chiropractic assistants, educators and lay persons world-wide dedicated to the growth and development of the chiropractic profession based on its fundamental principles and philosophy.

The ICA has a long and distinguished history. It was established in 1926 in Davenport, Iowa in the United States by Dr. B. J. Palmer who served as ICA president till his death in 1961. Since then other leaders have emerged to carry ICA and the profession forward, but always remaining true to the principles and philosophy on which it was founded, fighting to preserve its unique identity as a separate, distinct and drugless health care profession.

ICA's distinguishing feature in this new millennium is the same as it was in 1926 - STANDING UP FOR CHIROPRACTIC! The chiropractic profession would not be where it is today if it were not for those pioneering ICA members who fought long and hard, often sacrificing their personal freedom so they and future generations of chiropractors could practice freely the profession they loved and also provide a valuable service to thousands of needy patients.

The ICA litigated and legislated on their behalf, always remembering the chiropractic principle and promoting quality in patient care. Because of ICA's support, the chiropractic profession emerged from an era of dedicated and often unlicensed practitioners into an equally dedicated, formally recognized and respected profession.

ICA's service and leadership in the profession is a matter of record and noted by well-known chiropractic historian, Russell Gibbons who wrote in 1996:

"The story of ICA's maintenance of principle and scope of practice, its growing and systemic efforts through the legislative process and its influence upon opinion makers is a remarkable account. For with minimum resources, ICA created an effective lobby for chiropractic and pioneered the concept of public relations, which eventually was to change the perception of millions of Americans toward chiropractic as a legitimate and respectable health care alternative."