The Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners reviewed this ETSDP application at their July 15, 2010 meeting. They did not change their earlier position and this is still under review. (The OBCE has previously determined that cosmetic laser procedures are outside the scope of practice.) Those Oregon chiropractic physicians with these devices may continue to treat existing patients but may not advertise or accept new patients.
The Board discussed whether Zerona laser treatments for fat reduction had a therapeutic component that could be used as part of a comprehensive weight management and chiropractic wellness program. They also discussed that advertising should emphasize the health benefits of this as adjunctive to other weight and health maintenance approaches.
The Board found a lack of clinical research that measures possible long-term therapeutic benefits, noting that existing studies study patients for three weeks post treatment. The Board will consider approving this as investigational provided these patients are part of a long term study.
The Board requested proponents to propose a long term study to follow patients to ascertain whether are any therapeutic health benefits for periods of six months to two years. The Board suggested the UWS research department might assist with this. David Corll DC, who made the ETSDP application, said he (and proponents) would return to the OBCE with a proposal for a longer term study and parameters for accepting new patients for this purpose.
The July 15, 2010 OBCE public meeting minutes include a full discussion of this topic.
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