Is neuromusculoskeletal medicine a chiropractic specialty?

Whenever I am asked whether the chiropractic profession should claim neuromusculoskeletal medicine as a specialty, my answer is a resounding yes. When a chiropractor performs a chiropractic adjustment or provides a soft tissue treatment to alleviate pain or dysfunction, the patient’s neurological and musculoskeletal systems react to the interventions. It is time for the chiropractic profession to claim its area of expertise and prevent attacks on our scope of practice. The Texas Medical…