Historic first chiropractic seminar held in Peru

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Chiropractic care is a very new thing in this developing country. To help bring chiropractic care to the people of Peru a small group of doctors there have organized a professional association. They invited Dr. Myron Brown to present the first educational seminar to chiropractors in the history of the country. The seminar, presented by Brown, focused on the philosophy of chiropractic and its history. Lima, Peru was the site of this first seminar open to all chiropractors in the country. Chiropractic is an up and coming profession in this South American country.

On January 12th Sherman College was involved in a groundbreaking chiropractic event that took place in Lima, Peru. The Peruvian Chiropractic Alliance (PCA) organized the first seminar open to all doctors of chiropractic practicing in Peru. Fifteen doctors of chiropractic participated in the program on the philosophy of chiropractic conducted by Myron D. Brown, DC, Executive Vice President/Provost. The Peruvian Chiropractic Alliance is a growing association of doctors of chiropractic headquartered in Lima, the nation’s capital.

Reflecting on the experience Brown said, “The opportunity to work with this dedicated group of serious minded professionals was both stimulating and encouraging. They are all graduates of accredited North American colleges of chiropractic and as individuals, they hail from several different countries. However, they share a common thread in their commitment to bring a vertebral subluxation centered service to the people of Peru.”

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Under the leadership of Dr. Liam Schubel, the Peruvian Chiropractic Alliance focuses on the core values of the profession. As a pioneering organization, centered on the vertebral subluxation, the PCA invited all of the doctors of chiropractic in Peru to attend the program focused on the history and philosophy of the profession. Although fifteen in attendance sounds like a modest number, it actually represents the majority of known DC’s in the country. Dr. Schubel expressed his desire to see that high quality vertebral subluxation correction becomes universally available in Peru and his organization has dedicated itself to that goal. Schubel has become a prominent personality in Lima, appearing on numerous local television and radio shows.

This article was originally published in the quarterly magazine, “Straight From Sherman,” Sherman College, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 2008
(This article reprinted with permission of Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic: http://www.sherman.edu)