PRINTER'S NO. 2427
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
501
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MARSHALL, BAKER, BARRAR, BIZZARRO, BOBACK,
R. BROWN, V. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, DiGIROLAMO, DUSH, HENNESSEY,
LONGIETTI, MARSICO, MILLARD, MURT, NEILSON, PETRI, RAPP,
READSHAW, ROEBUCK, ROZZI, SAINATO, SONNEY, STURLA, TOOHIL,
VAZQUEZ, WATSON AND WHEELAND, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of October 2017 as "Chiropractic Health
and Wellness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Chiropractors focus on the whole person with a
noninvasive, hands-on, nondrug approach to health care and pain
management; and
WHEREAS, Chiropractic services are used most often to treat
conditions such as back pain, neck pain, pain in the joints of
the arms or legs and headaches; and
WHEREAS, According to the American Chiropractic Association,
back pain remains one of the most prevalent and disabling
conditions worldwide; and
WHEREAS, According to the American Chiropractic Association,
back pain is one of the most common reasons that patients visit
physicians and one of the most common conditions for which
physicians prescribe pain medications; and
WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and
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