Patient Satisfaction
"Patients who saw chiropractors reported a significantly
higher degree of satisfaction than those who saw practitioners in the
four other strata, [including primary care, orthopedic, or HMO provider]."
New England Journal of Medicine (1996)
"Compared to those who sought care from medical doctors, those who sought care from chiropractors were more likely to feel that treatment was helpful, more likely to be satisfied with their care, and less likely to seek care from another provider for that same episode of pain."
Spine, Carey at al. (1996)
"Nine out of ten chiropractic users felt their treatment was effective."
The Gallop Organization, Alhstrand (1991)
"...A significant percentage (84%) felt that the care they received was 'just about perfect' and 97% either strongly agreed or agreed with the statement, 'I would recommend this doctor to a friend or relative.'"
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, Sawyer & Kassak (1993)
Effectiveness of Chiropractic
For Acute Low Back Problems
"For patients with acute low-back symptoms without radiculopathy, the scientific evidence suggests spinal manipulation is effective in reducing pain and perhaps speeding recovery within the first month of symptoms."
Clinical Practice Guidelines, AHCPR (1994)
For Long-term Low Back Problems
"There is strong evidence that manipulation is more effective than a placebo treatment for chronic low-back pain or than usual care by the general practitioner, bed rest, analgesics and massage.".
Spine, Van Tudler and Bouter et al. (1997)
"...Improvement in all patients at three years was about 29% more in those treated by chiropractors than in those treated by hospitals. The beneficial effect of chiropractic on pain was particularly clear."
British Medical Journal, Meade et al. (1995)
"Manipulative therapy and physiotherapy are better than general practitioner and placebo treatment. Furthermore, manipulative therapy is slightly better than physiotherapy after 12 months."
British Medical Journal, Koes et al. (1992)
For Pain
"...Patients suffering from back and/or neck complaints experience chiropractic care as an effective means of resolving or ameliorating pain and functional impairments, thus reinforcing previous results showing the benefits of chiropractic treatment for back and neck pain."
Journal for Manipulative and Physiological
Therapeutics,
Verhoef et al. (1997)
"For the management of low-back pain, chiropractic care is the most effective treatment, and it should be fully integrated into the health care system."
The Manga Report (1993)
For the Elderly
"[Elderly] chiropractic users were less likely to have been hospitalized, less likely to have used a nursing home, more likely to report a better health status, more likely to exercise vigorously, and more likely to be mobile in the community. In addition, they were less likely to use prescription drugs."