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CHIROPRACTIC ORTHOPEDICS
The definition of Chiropractic Orthopedics is as follows:
“Chiropractic orthopedics shall be considered that branch of orthopedics,
the purposes of which are: by non-surgical techniques, to prevent and
correct deformities and to preserve and to improve the functions of bones,
muscles, joints and their nerve supply, when such function are compromised
or impaired by defects, lesions or disease.TITLES
Our bylaws define a Fellow as follows:Fellow
Any chiropractor who has attained chiropractic orthopedist Diplomate status through a Chiropractic Orthopedists board exam acceptable to the College of Chiropractic Orthopedists (Canada) (for example: the Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists, or the American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists), and has met the other necessary qualifications as prescribed by the College of Chiropractic Orthopedists (Canada), may have conferred upon him Fellow status, by resolution of the Board of Directors.
CCO(C) Policy Re FCCO(C)
The designation that the College of Chiropractic Orthopedists (Canada) supports and recognizes as the one designation signifying an orthopedics specialist in Canada, is F.C.C.O.( C. ), or FCCO( C ) - Fellow of the College of Chiropractic Orthopedists (Canada).
