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WHO Guidelines on Basic Training and Safety in Chiropractic
Nowadays Chiropractic is international healthcare recognized by WHO (World Health Organization), one of organizations of UN (United Nations). Though it spreads to about 90 countries with legislation over 40 countries, it is not still legalized in Japan. On November 2005, WHO published the official document comprising guidelines on basic training and safety in chiropractic. As the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare affiliates with WHO, it is inevitable for them to refer this WHO documents for future legislation. The objectives of this document are; to provide minimum requirements for chiropractic education; to serve as a reference for national authorities in establishing an examination and licensing system for the qualified practice of chiropractic; to review contraindications in order to minimize the risk of accidents and to advise on the management of complications occurring during treatment and to promote the safe practice of chiropractic. Currently there are about 800 chiropractic practitioners who completed this standard of education in Japan.
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WHO standard Chiropractors List
Japan Chiropractic Registers (JCR) provides the lists of qualified chiropractors who are the international standard college graduates and CSC program graduates in Japan. The purpose of releasing this list is on this website to notify the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and media the total numbers of qualified chiropractors in Japan.