PRINTER'S NO. 2378
No. 376 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, SEPTEMBER 17, 2008
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 17, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Commending the Chiropractic Fellowship of Pennsylvania for its
2 educational efforts, and recognizing the week of September 14
3 through 20, 2008, as "Vertebral Subluxation Awareness Week"
4 in Pennsylvania.
5 WHEREAS, Optimum performance and health of the human body
6 depends on the unfettered, free transmission of mental impulses,
7 or nerve impulses, between the brain and all cells, tissues and
8 organs; and
9 WHEREAS, The flow of mental impulses between the brain and
10 the body passes through the vertebrae of the spinal column; and
11 WHEREAS, Blockages of mental impulses, called vertebral
12 subluxations, occur when a vertebra misaligns, occludes an
13 opening, impinges on a nerve or otherwise interferes with
14 neurotransmission; and
15 WHEREAS, A vertebral subluxation can occur regardless of the
16 presence or absence of symptoms; and
17 WHEREAS, Doctors of chiropractic are the licensed
18 professionals uniquely trained to locate, analyze and correct
1 vertebral subluxations that compromise a person's health and
2 well-being; therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, That the Senate commend the Chiropractic Fellowship
4 of Pennsylvania for its efforts in educating the public about
5 the importance of having spinal checks for vertebral
6 subluxations; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the week of September 14
8 through 20, 2008, as "Vertebral Subluxation Awareness Week" in
9 Pennsylvania.
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