History
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) is an organizational descendant of one of the first national chiropractic membership societies – the Universal Chiropractors Association (UCA), established at the Palmer School of Chiropractic in 1906.
The UCA was originally designed to thwart efforts by organized medicine to jail chiropractors. Over time, the ACA began to increase the number of services offered to include educational opportunities for doctors, malpractice insurance, research funding, and accreditation for chiropractic colleges.
In 1963, the National Chiropractic Association reorganized into the American Chiropractic Association (ACA). The ACA currently provides lobbying, public relations, professional and educational opportunities for doctors of chiropractic, funds research regarding chiropractic and health issues, and offers leadership for the advancement of the profession.
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