Editor-in-Chief, School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. bruce.walker@coca.com.au.
Both chiropractic and osteopathy are over a century old. They are now regarded as complementary health professions. There is an imperative for both professions to research the principles and claims that underpin them, and the new journal Chiropractic & Osteopathy provides a scientific forum for the publication of such research.