• Ebrall P

• Chiropractic
• Chiropractic Board of Australia
• Open Access Document
• Pediatrics
• Politics

Abstract: This paper applies standard methods of historiography to inform my Pragmatic Analysis of a Ministerial directive to the Chiropractic Board of Australia to reinstate what was introduced then removed by the CBA as an interim advice against Chiropractors manipulating children under 2. I examine two videos which were lodged by Chiropractors on social media and find they represent responsible, safe Chiropractic care. I report the unreasonable interference on the profession from political medicine which led to the Safer Care Victoria Inquiry and the above mentioned reinstatement of the interim advice after the CBA had undergone due process to examine the matter and issue appropriate and meaningful advice to Australia’s registered Chiropractors. 

I note the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners is hypocritical in its damning of the SCV Report as failing to show clinical effectiveness when (a) that was not the purpose of the inquiry, and (b) the RACGP’s own practice standards encourage Level 4 evidence which is essentially a consensus of expert opinion of clinical efficacy, as is also the practise within Chiropractic. 

My findings support my contention that ‘the Chiropractic profession in Australia does not represent a danger to public health and has articulated self-governance to a high level such that formal intervention is no longer warranted and cannot be justified’. 

My conclusion is that the Health Ministers’ Meeting (HMM) has sufficient appropriate and detailed information to act wisely right now in the best interests of all Australians, and especially those who choose to exercise their right to consult a Chiropractor by ceasing its discrimination against Chiropractors and returning to the status quo.

Author keywords: Chiropractic - Political medicine - Paediatrics - Registration - Legislation - Safety - Chiropractic Board of 
Australia

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