Patients seek out the non-drug benefits of chiropractic with a growing understanding of the years of rigorous, hands-on clinical training and preparation that doctors of chiropractic undergo. Soundness of care is a major reason that adults with neck or back pain chose their health-care provider, our 2018 survey with Gallup concluded. Just over half (51 percent) said they opted for chiropractic care because “this health-care professional provides the most effective treatment for my pain.”16


Through health-care payer education, we can keep


adding to the level of insurers’ comfort and confidence about chiropractic care and its positive outcomes.


Mainstream Acceptance EVIDENCE ENDORSES RESULTS


Doctors of chiropractic receive years of rigorous graduate education and clinical training. They are educated in basic sciences, clinical sciences, and to integrate research evidence, clinical experience and patient preferences in their care. Through chiropractic adjustments and other manual care, they embody a tradition of compassionate effectiveness that yields high patient satisfaction. They are ready to collaborate and coordinate with other health professionals caring for their patients, and they strive to enhance patients’ quality of life.


Scientific evidence for how patients progress under chiropractic care has been confirmed in many randomized clinical trials and systematic reviews, which compile results of numerous randomized trials. A recent systematic review of 51 randomized trials conducted by RAND, a major health-services research organization, and published in the peer-reviewed Spine Journal14


and mobilization are likely to reduce pain and improve function for patients with chronic low-back pain… ”


Another systematic review of 15 randomized trials published in the Journal of the American Medical Association15


found that,


“among patients with acute low back pain, spinal manipulative therapy was associated with modest improvements in pain and function at up to six weeks…”


SPINE SURGERY 1,800 PER 1 MILLION


CERVICAL-SPINE (NECK) SURGERY 500 PER 1 MILLION


USE OF NSAIDS/ASPIRIN 153 PER 1 MILLION


concluded that, “…manipulation PRESCRIPTION OPIOID PAIN MEDS


53.6 PER 1 MILLION CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT


06 PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC


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