Keating J C
Palmer College of Chiropractic/West, Sunnyvale, CA 94087.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1992 May;15(4):235-41.
To determine the extent of interest in chiropractic history among chiropractors in various nations, states and provinces.
The worldwide chiropractor population distribution was determined by noting the circulation of the biweekly magazine, Dynamic Chiropractic. Interest in chiropractic history among chiropractors was implied by inclusion in the Membership Directory of the Association for the History of Chiropractic (AHC).
An interest index was derived by expressing the number of members of the AHC as a percentage of the chiropractor population in each region.
Worldwide membership in the AHC involves less than 1% of the total estimated chiropractor population; Canadian chiropractors demonstrated twice as much interest proportionately compared to all other members of the profession.
Reasons for the minimal interest in chiropractic history are considered, and recommendations for increasing historical interest and scholarship are provided.
确定不同国家、州和省份的脊椎按摩师对脊椎按摩疗法历史的兴趣程度。
通过记录双周刊《动态脊椎按摩疗法》的发行量来确定全球脊椎按摩师的人口分布。脊椎按摩师协会历史协会（AHC）会员名录中的收录情况暗示了脊椎按摩师对脊椎按摩疗法历史的兴趣。
通过将AHC会员人数表示为每个地区脊椎按摩师人口的百分比得出兴趣指数。
AHC的全球会员人数占估计脊椎按摩师总人口的比例不到1%；与该行业的所有其他成员相比，加拿大脊椎按摩师的兴趣比例是其他成员的两倍。
考虑了对脊椎按摩疗法历史兴趣较低的原因，并提供了提高历史兴趣和学术研究的建议。
