Interview with Dr. Susan Roecker: The Process of Changing the Animal Chiropractic Laws in Missouri

Dr. Susan Roecker graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in 2007 with a double major in Pre-Professional Zoology and Animal Science, with a minor in Biochemistry. From 2008 to 2012, she worked at HSMO, and in December 2011, Dr. Roecker graduated from Logan University. She worked as a human chiropractor from 2012-2017. In June 2017, Dr. Roecker graduated from Options for Animals College of Animal Chiropractic.

Topics covered in this episode:

• What prompted Dr. Susan to embark on this legislative journey and the team that was part of the process
• The original animal chiropractic laws in Missouri
• Some of the board issues they ran into
• Changes to the law and their impact on animal chiropractors
• The process of events to change the animal chiropractic laws in Missouri 
• Unique obstacles along the way and relationship-building
• The final verbiage of the bill that was passed
• Dr. Susan’s advice for starting on this journey

Links and Resources:  

• Visit the American Medical Center of Mid-America website
• Email Dr. Susan 

Making Strides for Animal Chiropractic links:

• Visit the Making Strides for Animal Chiropractic website
• Visit our Facebook Page
• Visit our Instagram Page 

Thank you to our sponsors!

• Academy for the Advancement of Animal Chiropractic
• iPoint Touch- Integrative Veterinary Medicine EHR
• The Evidence Based Chiropractor

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