Competencies and standardization for any profession are a sign of a well-established, healthy organization. Educational as well as professional competencies and standardizations are currently in place to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the chiropractic profession. Different versions of codes of ethics are globally available to guide clinicians and safeguard the public according to each country and region.
The chiropractic profession has evolved and expanded to create several special interest groups over the years. These include sports, orthopedics, pediatrics, radiology, neurology and animal chiropractic. Unlike the global standardization of the chiropractic profession as a whole, there is a lack of guidelines in terms of special interest groups in general, as well as more specifically in the pediatric chiropractic arena.
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