From:  Kelly Edwards, a 3rd-year Chiropractic student at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Kelly's Vision of Chiropractic beyond 2001.

 1. Chiropractors are no longer seen by the public as bone-crunchers or musculoskeletal specialists who only deal with people's symptoms even if the Universities are teaching students that aspect only. Instead, they are recognised for focusing on removing subluxations in order for the nerve system to be free from interference and allowing the body to heal itself.

2. Every member of the family goes to the Chiropractor regularly whether it be weekly or monthly to have their spines checked and subluxations removed. It's a part of their routine because they realise how important their nerve systems are, how harmful subluxations are and how beneficial Chiropractic is to their health and their lives.

3. Midwives are constantly advising parents that Chiropractic is an option and that they should have the baby's spine (and their own) checked as soon as possible after birth. The Midwives know this as they too are having their spines checked by a Chiropractor regularly.

4. The occupation 'Chiropractic Assistant' is a profession that high school students aspire to as the students have been seeing a Chiropractor since theywere born and realise how important the CA's role is in a Chiropractic office and to contributing to the community's health.

5. Chiropractors aren't satisfied with seeing only a few patients a week as they know that they're limiting  Chiropractic and themselves by doing so. Seeing more people doesn't mean that they are offering a lower quality of care, they are just making a larger positive impact in their community.

6. Chiropractic as a profession becomes more united. Even if Chiropractors don't totally agree philosophically, there's no verbal bashing of other  Chiropractors and their opinions. We have other professions doing that for us already. Also, it confuses students even further.

 7. It's my vision that "ADIO" isn't seen by students as a typing error but instead seen as standing for "Above, Down, Inside, Out." In addition, "Chiropractic  Philosophy" is no longer a disliked topic of  conversation among students only because they don't know what it involves.

 8. Students don't rely solely on the University for their Chiropractic Education. They go out and meet Chiropractors at seminars or by asking to observe for a shift. They spend time BEFORE they reach 4th year asking lots of Chiropractors questions, trying to find out "why" things are done that way, even if they think that they aren't going to adapt that technique or approach to aspects in practice.

9. DG for students ISN'T a thing that you MIGHT go to once you're in 4th or 5th year. It's an event that everyone attends at least 3 times before they graduate and they continue to attend once they're in practice not only for the social factor but for continual personal improvement and for contributing to the Australian Spinal Research Foundation (ASRF).

10. And finally one day create the problem where at Spinal Screenings or any other sort of promotion, people don't want to take part, not because they've heard some negative myth about Chiropractors, but because they're already seeing a Chiropractor regularly for Wellness care.