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Chiro vs Physio Quebec Style
In 1987 in the most overt way possible Canadian chiropractors declared war on physiotherapists. By sneaking in a chiropractor childishly pretending to be a patient l'Ordre des Chiropracticiens du Québec (OCQ, the regulator of chiropractors in Quebec) and then bringing charges against a physiotherapist working within his scope of practice they attempted to hamstring the physiotherapy profession in that province. The following documents (the CPA news release and the Quebec Court of Appeal record) provide a background and the current outcome of the case.
