International Chiropractor of the Year 2019/2020

No, at this moment the degree of Doctor of Chiropractic has not yet been approved by the Spanish government which prevents chiropractors from having an Official Professional Association.

The only way to verify the validity and authenticity of a chiropractic degree is by associating with the only regulatory body in Spain; The Spanish Chiropractic Association (Asociacion Espanola de Quiropractica- AEQ). Founded in 1986 and approved by the Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Sanidad) and the Ministry of the Interior (Ministerio del Interior). The AEQ is the organizing and legal representative body of the chiropractic profession in Spain.

This is the exact question the chiropractors in Spain have been and continue to ask of the Spanish government.

The chiropractic profession is regulated in neighboring countries and found through out all of Europe. It is recognized by the European Parliament in Strasbourg, by the World Health Organization and continues to expand globally each year.

There are more than 120,000 chiropractors world wide mainly found in advanced countries (Western Europe, North America, Australia, etc.). Research has shown that in many of these countries, chiropractic care had significant results in cost-effectiveness, safety and superior satisfaction from the many benefits obtained from chiropractic adjustments, leading to its integration into many countries primary health care systems.

In Spain there are nearly 300 titled practicing chiropractors. The good news is that this number is increasing each year. In the United States, there are 95,000 chiropractors and chiropractic is the third largest health care profession.

Chiropractic emphasizes in optimizing the nervous system, offering numerous benefits to all those who wish to improve their quality of life and who do not present a specific symptomatology.