SUMMER 2025 ISSUE—QUARTERLY UPDATE

THE LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE CHIROPRACTIC FELLOWSHIP OF PENNSYLVANIA

This newsletter is to keep you informed on the state of our profession in Pennsylvania. The Fellowship is always working to protect your license and your right to practice. We will also provide you with any updates regarding CE or other requirements to maintain your license.

MEMBERSHIP IS KEY TO OUR SUCCESS

We greatly appreciate all of those who have supported us for many years. The fact of the matter is that our numbers have dropped a good bit since 2020 and we really need your help to bring more DC's on board. Please reach out to other docs down the street and share with them why you have been a member for all these years. Together we can create a great place where all DC's can gather and share the love we have for our great profession.

2025 CFOP CHIROPRACTOR OF THE YEAR

The CFOP has selected Dr. Selina Sigafoose-Jackson as our 2025 Chiropractor of the Year! Dr. Selina has spent the last 4 years as the President of the ICA(International Chiropractors Association). She has served on many positions with them over the years, but was the first female President in their 99 year history. She has spent countless hours and many sleepless nights working to preserve and protect our profession and our right to practice chiropractic as our founders laid out in our philosophy. We cannot thank her enough for all she has done to help keep our profession secure as we move forward.

2025 IS AN X-RAY SAFETY CE YEAR-SAVE THE DATES!

Dr. Dave Smith will be offering an x-ray safety program in Harrisburg July 19, Pittsburgh-Monroeville July 26 and Philadelphia-Fort Washington August 2. These CE requirements will be due by September 1 of 2025. Anyone who operates an x-ray unit is required to be certified in x-ray safety every 4 years. This applies to DC's and CA's(if the CA is ACRRT certified and takes x-rays in the office). Document 291-4200-001 from the Bureau of Radiation Protection mandates x-ray safety CE every 4 years since it was adopted in 2009. Registration links and locations are up on the website(chirofellowpa.org) on the 'EVENTS' page. Please register and pay online as soon as you can as space may be limited.

OUR MARCH 15 GATHERING WAS A GREAT EVENT!

On March 15 we had an event in York, Pa that brought together many CFOP members as well as a few DC's from New Jersey and even a gentleman from Buffalo, NY! Dr. Kevin Jackson presented his Jackson CCJ technique during the first 4 hours. The audience was very receptive to his adjusting system that he has been developing for the past several years and left with a new way of analyzing and assessing the cervical spine. After a short break, we proceeded into the 'Gathering' portion of the program. The 'Gathering' was the name of the seminars that Jim Sigafoose presented for many years and we did our best to honor his efforts by recreating some of the exercises he had shown us. Dr. Peter Gratale performed a sound bath followed by holotropic breathing and a guided meditation presented by Dr. Gary Stewart. We then presented the 'Circle of Forgiveness' which was guided by Dr. Jeffrey Wack and Selina Sigafoose-Jackson. We ended the evening with a sharing session which was concluded with an awesome share from Sharon Gorman. Dr. Gratale did a final sound session as we wound things down before departing. So many people had some wonderful breakthroughs and left a little lighter than when they arrived. Improving ourselves is a vital component to improving our practices. Abundance is not found in money or possessions. It is connecting with your true self and sharing that energy with everyone you come in contact with. Thanks to all who joined us!

NEW WEBSITE IS UP AND RUNNING WITH NEW CONTENT

Our new website is live and looks great! Our web designer, Kristi, has done a lot of work to improve our online presence. Membership for renewals and new members is now done online through our payment links to make things easier. We will building our content library bit by bit and if you have any materials/articles that you would like to share, please send them to us via our 'contact us' link and we will review them to include on the website. I have spoken to many people who say they 'do not do' Facebook. Even if you do not wish to be a regular poster on Facebook, it has become one of the easiest ways for groups like ours to communicate with our members. If you create an account, you can just follow us and comment if you wish, but we post a lot of updates on Facebook. Other groups like the chiropractic colleges, New Beginnings, DE, Milehigh and others are also regular posters on Facebook and are a great source of practice information and resources. You can interact with us on our 'Chiropractic Fellowship of Pennsylvania' Facebook page, Instagram or look for updates on laws or upcoming programs by visiting us on our website at www.chirofellowpa.org . Our updated address and phone number are also now posted on our website.