World Spine Day 2019 World Spine Day highlights the importance of spinal health and wellbeing. Promotion of physical activity, good posture, responsible lifting and healthy working conditions will all feature as people are encouraged to look after their spines and stay active. This international awareness day takes place annually on 16th October. This year’s theme is […]
Thank you for a fantastic weekend! Conference, you were wonderful! So much positivity, so much community, so much fun! BCA Conference 2019 did not disappoint. With over 260 attendees, we doubled our numbers from 2018 and added extra capacity to enable students to attend from the four educational institutions. All the delegates came to learn, connect […]
British Chiropractic Association (BCA) reveals increase in clients seeking treatment for back pain caused by sedentary lifestyles This Back Care Awareness Week (7th-11th October), the BCA is encouraging people in the UK to get moving, after finding over 70% of chiropractors have treated patients with injuries linked to sedentary lifestyle habits, such as screen time […]
The European Chiropractors’ Union, has today announced the launch of the Global Education Network for Chiropractic (GEN-C). Developed in a collaboration between the ECU: European Academy of Chiropractic, the Royal College of Chiropractors and Chiropractic Australia, GEN-C delivers online CPD from experts from around the globe, including chiropractors and other health professionals with expertise in musculoskeletal health care. […]
Over the weekend of 14th-15th September, 60 PhD researchers with special interest in the areas of MSK health and chiropractic met at Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) in Toronto. Their aim was to develop evidence-based patient-centred policy recommendations for use in informing patients, public, and policymakers about the effectiveness of spinal manipulation to prevent or […]
A poll of UK doctors conducted by Pulse, a GP magazine, has found that the average waiting time is now almost 15 days. First Contact Practitioners (FCPs) such as chiropractors could play a crucial role in reducing this wait, with MSK problems accounting for 1 in 8 GPs appointments. Catherine Quinn, President of the British […]
BCA Members Linn Erixon-Sahlstrom and Shelley Davies are proud to be supporting the world-class endurance athlete and pro ocean racer, Pip Hare, as she takes on the Vendée Globe 2020 challenge. Poole-based Pip is currently preparing for the Vendée Globe around-the-world race, which is undoubtedly one of the toughest sporting challenges out there, often referred to as ‘the […]
We’re all aware of the immense pressure on the NHS, particularly in primary care. Recently, think tank, The Nuffield Trust produced figures for the BBC which show the first sustained drop in GP numbers for 50 years. Musculoskeletal (MSK) problems are addressed in 1 in 8 GP appointments, and an estimated 29% of the UK population live with […]
The BCA is committed to supporting and developing the chiropractic evidence base and does so, in part, by each member contributing a portion of their membership fee to fund the Chiropractic Research Council (CRC). One of the initiatives that the CRC run is the Programme for Early Researchers in Chiropractic (PERC). The initiative provides the […]
The University of Central Lancashire has released a statement, outlining their intention to offer a Chiropractic programme, they said: “The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is working alongside the Society for Promoting Chiropractic Education (SPCE) to develop a new Integrated Chiropractic Masters degree programme. At this stage, the proposed programme is in development and subject […]