International Federation of Chiropractors & Organizations Phone 4012254799 Ifcochiro.execdir@gmail.com PO Box 23517 Providence, RI 02903   Press Release IFCO POSITION ON VERTEBRAL SUBLUXATION May 26, 2017: The International Federation of Chiropractors and Organizations (IFCO) represents that group of global chiropractors who desire to locate, analyze, and correct vertebral subluxations because vertebral subluxations are a […]

The uniqueness of the chiropractic objective impacts upon chiropractic technique. Since the objective of correcting vertebral subluxation is to allow the innate intelligence of the body to be more fully expressed, any technique or instrument that assists in the location, analysis and/or correction of vertebral subluxation is relevant to the practice of chiropractic. It is […]

The International Federation of Chiropractors and Organizations maintains and upholds that the objective of the chiropractor is separate and distinct from other health care professionals and disciplines and that it is focused on the location, analysis, and correction of vertebral subluxations. Chiropractic colleges, the federal government, and international, national and state chiropractic associations define the […]

The cry for unity in the chiropractic profession, while nothing new, is bellowed today as loudly as ever.  Numerous attempts have been made over the years to merge the national organizations and more recently significant efforts have been aimed at eliminating multiple state organizations. While these efforts have met with limited success, they have unequivocally […]

The term straight chiropractic was first used by D.D. Palmer in an attempt to differentiate the variety of practice styles observed even in the early days of the chiropractic profession.  Today, “straight” refers to chiropractors who do not “mix” the objective of chiropractic (i.e., the location, analysis and correction of vertebral subluxation) with that of […]

In order to maintain a clear and unique identity for chiropractic and eliminate or reduce the public’s confusion as to the role of a chiropractor in health care it is critical to establish a common understanding and agreement about the extent of a doctor of chiropractic’s responsibility to diagnose and refer. It is the position […]

The mission of the International Federation of Chiropractors and Organizations (IFCO) is to support and advance the practice of chiropractic that is exclusive for the location, analysis, and correction of vertebral subluxation because vertebral subluxation, in and of itself, is a detriment to the fullest expression of life. Our ultimate goal is to ensure the […]

  The International Federation of Chiropractors and Organizations (IFCO) opposes revision of the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) Standards mandating colleges to add physiotherapy courses. The IFCO affirms that colleges have the right to autonomy in determining their institutional missions and the CCE Educational Standards must respect institutional autonomy and educational diversity.  We assert that […]