MCPA History

For over 100 years, the Missouri Chiropractic Physicians Association has been promoting and championing the Chiropractic profession in Missouri. Originally founded in 1913 as the Missouri State Chiropractors Association in St. Louis, Missouri, its original purpose was to bring Chiropractic Physicians together to fight for recognition as a legitimate health care profession and to achieve licensure status in Missouri. Licensure was achieved in the 1920’s and the Association continued to fight for the chiropractic profession in the Missouri General Assembly. In 2018, the Missouri State Chiropractors Association changed its name to the Missouri Chiropractic Physicians Association (MCPA).

Today, in addition to its legislative activities, the MCPA provides continuing education for licensed DC’s and their staff and works to educate the public on the benefits of chiropractic care. The MCPA has grown over the years from a handful of brave and dedicated doctors to the current membership of over 750. For over a century, the Association has been the only organization in the state to fight on a daily basis to advance, promote, and protect the chiropractic profession in Missouri.