22 05, 2014

An Answer to Ever-Increasing Spine Care Costs: Chiropractic

By |2020-04-09T15:09:48-04:00May 22nd, 2014|Chiropractic, Most Talked About, News and Events|Comments Off on An Answer to Ever-Increasing Spine Care Costs: Chiropractic

It is clear to anyone concerned about fixing the problems facing the U.S. health care system that chiropractic physicians, with their conservative approach to pain relief and health improvement, are an important part of the solution. Chiropractic physicians are the highest rated healthcare practitioners for low-back pain treatment—treating nearly 27 million Americans annually—and are rated above physical therapists, specialist physicians/MDs (neurosurgeons, neurologists, orthopedic surgeons) and primary care physicians/MDs (family or internal medicine) in patient satisfaction. This is not surprising when you [...]

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 [...]