2 ICCN Opens Its Doors to Pain Management Chiropractors
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Dynamic Chiropractic – April 1, 2020, Vol. 38, Issue 04

ICCN Opens Its Doors to Pain Management Chiropractors

By Richard L. Cole, DC, DACNB, DAAPM, FIACN

When the American Academy of Pain Management (AAPM) filed for bankruptcy in January 2019, credentialed chiropractors were left holding the bag. There was little notice about the academy's financial problems and the organization seemed to fold overnight. Many credentialed members became very frustrated since they seemed to have lost a credential they had worked hard to attain.  Fortunately, now there is a home for AAPM-credentialed chiropractors.

The AAPM (also known as the Academy of Integrative Pain Management – AIPM) and the American Pain Society both ceased to exist about the same time. Both stated that a combination of factors led to a perfect storm of problems. Declining membership, opioid lawsuits, loss of pharmaceutical company support and reduced conference revenue were listed as the major factors that led to bankruptcy.

The International College of Chiropractic Neurology (ICCN), the home for evidence-based chiropractic neurologists, has opened its doors to AAPM-credentialed DCs who wish to maintain their pain management credential. When the AAPM folded, most professions had a pain management group that could take in AAPM members, but there was no home for the credentialed chiropractors. Several of our board members were AAPM credentialed, so we were sympathetic to the plight of our credentialed brothers and sisters.

The ICCN has formed a Pain Management committee that will evaluate the credentials of the candidates for recognition and will accept appropriate credentials by endorsement. This opportunity is only available for doctors of chiropractic credentialed in pain management by the AAPM (AIPM). For more details, visit http://chironeurointl.org/pain-management/.


Dr. Richard Cole graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1977 and has practiced in Shelby County, Tenn., since 1978. Active in chiropractic licensing and examination, he has served as president of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (2003-2005), board member of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (2001-2005, 2007-2011), and president of the Tennessee Board of Chiropractic Examiners (1997-98), in addition to serving in various other capacities within those organizations. He also served on the Council on Chiropractic Education, Standards Development Task Force, Ethics Subcommittee (2006-2011). Currently a clinical neurologist in private practice in Memphis, Tenn., he is the president of the International College of Chiropractic Neurologists and a board member of the Tennessee Chiropractic Association.


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