Why chiropractors can not use lasers and IPLs for cosmetic treatments.
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Here'a an email I received on chiropractors performing cosmetic medical treatments with IPLs and lasers.
This is probably in response to the discussion about Florida Chiropractors offering laser and IPL treatments.
I've removed the name and eveidently there was some emotion involveds with the ALL CAPS.
Per Chapter 460: Why light is not in the scope of chiropractic medicine unless used to treat...
...and treatment of the human body in which vertebral subluxations and other malpositioned articulations and structures that are interfering with the normal generation, transmission, and expression of nerve impulse between the brain, organs, and tissue cells of the body, thereby causing disease, are adjusted, manipulated, or treated, thus restoring the normal flow of nerve impulse which produces normal function and consequent health by chiropractic physicians using specific chiropractic adjustment or manipulation techniques taught in chiropractic colleges accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education.
See below - obviously IPL's and Lasers ARE ONLY IN THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE WHEN TREATING THE ABOVE- HAIR REMOVAL AND AESTHETIC MEDICINE IS OBVIOUSLY NOT vertebral subluxations and other malpositioned articulations and structures that are interfering with the normal generation, transmission, and expression of nerve impulse between the brain, organs, and tissue cells of the body, thereby causing disease, are adjusted, manipulated
AND WHERE IS AESTHETIC MEDICINE TAUGHT BY AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OTHER THAN THE ONE DOCTOR WHO IS CURRENTLY SELLING THESE DEVICES AND TEACHING CE CREDITS TO OTHER DOCTORS IN ORDER TO USE THAT AS THE DEFENSE FOR WHY IT IS IN CHIROPRACTIC SCOPE - WHICH MAY ACTUALLY WORK IF IT WERENT FOR THE VERBIAGE THAT THE TEACHINGS ARE thus restoring the normal flow of nerve impulse which produces normal function and consequent health by chiropractic physicians using specific chiropractic adjustment or manipulation techniques
HAIR REMOVAL AND OTHER AESTHETIC TREATMENTS BEING PROVIDED ARE NOT WITH THE PURPOSE OF RESTORING THE NORMAL FLOW OF NERVE IMPULSE WHICH PRODUCES NORMAL FUNCTION AND CONSEQUENT HEALTH BY CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIANS USING SPECIFIC CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT OR MANIPULATION TECHNIQUESSO Chiropractic physicians may adjust, manipulate, or treat the human body by manual, mechanical, electrical, or natural methods; by the use of physical means or physiotherapy, including light, heat, water, or exercise; by the use of acupuncture; or by the administration of foods, food concentrates, food extracts, and items for which a prescription is not required and may apply first aid and hygiene
IS IN DIRECT REFERENCE TO
treatment of the human body in which vertebral subluxations and other malpositioned articulations and structures that are interfering with the normal generation, transmission, and expression of nerve impulse between the brain, organs, and tissue cells of the body, thereby causing disease, are adjusted, manipulated, or treated, thus restoring the normal flow of nerve impulse which produces normal function and consequent health by chiropractic physicians using specific chiropractic adjustment or manipulation techniques taught in chiropractic colleges accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education.
If 1- vertebral subluxations ,
2)malpositioned articulations ,
3) structures that are interfering with the normal generation, transmission, and expression of nerve impulse between the brain, organs, and tissue cells of the body, thereby causing disease, are adjusted, manipulated
were not referenced in Chapter 460 - then IPL's & other light devices used for AESTHETIC purposes would maybe have a chance of being in the scope of Chiropractic Medicine but no where in any of the medical records of these physicians, the advertisements or anything else will you likely see any reference to treatment of ailments , just services provided to enhance aesthetics.
