13 09, 2012

5 Important Facts You Need to Know About Greenville Chiropractors

By |2020-04-09T11:24:45-04:00September 13th, 2012|Chiropractic|Comments Off on 5 Important Facts You Need to Know About Greenville Chiropractors

New research shows that chiropractic is the fastest-growing and second-largest primary health care profession. There are more than 60,000 Doctors of Chiropractic actively practicing in the United States today and that number has been growing steadily—with more than 30 million patient visits per year. Why is chiropractic becoming so popular? Here are 5 things you should know: 1. New technology. With the recent advancements in cutting-edge computer technology introduced to my profession, such as the ProAdjuster and Pulstar Instruments, there is no [...]

24 07, 2012

Chiropractor Risk and Danger Comparison: What Greenville Should Know

By |2020-04-28T12:57:25-04:00July 24th, 2012|Chiropractic, FAQs|Comments Off on Chiropractor Risk and Danger Comparison: What Greenville Should Know

Dr. David Mruz of Eastside Chiropractic in Greenville, SC, answers questions about the relative risks and safety of chiropractic care. Lately various news articles have been written about the safety of chiropractic care. Do a casual search of the web and you'll find many opinions on the topic. But the most important opinion you should be aware of is the position of the insurance industry. Insurance companies provide professional liability coverage to all kinds of health care specialists, and the potential for [...]

27 10, 2010

Chronic Low Back Pain…Chiropractic vs. Medication

By |2020-04-23T14:11:17-04:00October 27th, 2010|Back Pain, Chiropractic, News and Events|Comments Off on Chronic Low Back Pain…Chiropractic vs. Medication

A recent article from the US Chiropractic Directory highlights research showing that chiropractic is an effective way to treat chronic low back pain. In fact, it's 457% more effective than medicine! See what the article has to say (emphasis mine): After 8 weeks of clinical trials with a medical vs. chiropractic group of patients, the raw score for improvement was 1.99 for medicine and 9.03 for the chiropractic group. This research indicates that chiropractic is 457% more effective than medicine for [...]

21 10, 2010

The Cost-Savings and Effectiveness of Chiropractic Care

By |2020-04-08T14:01:25-04:00October 21st, 2010|Chiropractic, News and Events|Comments Off on The Cost-Savings and Effectiveness of Chiropractic Care

An unfortunate statistic is that back pain accounts for more than $100 billion in annual U.S. health care costs and is the second leading cause of physician visits and hospitalization. There are a number of studies suggesting that access to managed chiropractic care may reduce overall health care expenditures and produce beneficial outcomes to patients. The following studies are summaries*: 1.  More Satisfaction Evaluating one-month outcomes for Oregon-area patients with chronic low-back pain: Chiropractic patients showed five times greater improvement than medical [...]