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Practicing Chiropractors’ Committee on Radiology Protocols (PCCRP) For Biomechanical Assessment Of Spinal Subluxation In Chiropractic Clinical Practice | Forum

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The PCCRP Guidelines contained herein are evidence-based suggestions for appropriate 31 radiographic evaluations of patients seeking chiropractic care. No guideline can replace the 32 clinical decisions made by a chiropractic practitioner in the course of treating an individual 33 patient’s health problem. Any approach, by a practitioner, that is different from the PCCRP 34 Guidelines, does not necessarily mean that the approach in question was below the standard of 35 care. However, any chiropractic practitioner, who adopts a course of action different from the 36 PCCRP Guidelines, is advised to keep sufficient patient records to explain why such an action 37 was undertaken.


38 Chiropractic is a philosophy, a science, and an art. From the state of any science (science 39 is constantly evolving), the variety, complexity, severity, and intricacy of human health 40 conditions create an environment where it is impossible to always have the appropriate 41 examination, the appropriate radiographic analysis, and to predict with certainty the patient’s 42 response to chiropractic spinal care. Therefore, adherence to these PCCRP Guidelines will not 43 always insure that an accurate assessment of the patient’s spinal health has occurred. By 44 following the PCCRP Guidelines, it is expected that the chiropractic practitioner will follow a 45 reasonable course of action based on the best available knowledge. It is expected that with the 46 assistance of the PCCRP Guidelines, the chiropractic practitioner will use the assessment of 47 spinal subluxation suggested herein to deliver safe and effective chiropractic care....


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