Better Functional Improvement Outcomes and Higher Satisfaction |
with Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) Care |
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- After one month of care, DC patients averaged higher improvement across all outcome measurements compared to other family medicine doctors.1
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- The differences between provider groups were most marked for the question involving satisfaction with overall care (DC care 90%; MD/DO care 52%).1
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- Chiropractic patients also reported greater improvement in pain severity and functional disability.1
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Chronic back pain
disability scores still reduced after 10 months with regular DC care.2
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- Patients who went to DCs as their primary spine care providers had: 43% decreased in hospital admissions, 52% reductions in pharmaceutical costs, and 43% fewer outpatient surgeries and procedures.3
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- Chiropractic care near me is more effective than other modalities for treating low back and neck pain. For neck pain, DC care reduces total annual per patient spending by $302 compared to MD/DO care.4
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(1) Nyiendo J, Haas M, Goodwin P. Patient characteristics, practice activities, and one month outcomes for chronic, recurrent low-back pain treated by chiropractors and family medicine physicians: a practice-based feasibility study. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 2000; 23: 239-45 |
(2) Senna MK, Machaly SA. Does maintained Spinal Manipulative Therapy for chronic non-specific low back pain result in better long term outcome? Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2001 Jan 17. |
(3) Clinical and Cost Outcomes of an Integrative Medicine IPA. Sarnat, Richard: Winterstein, James. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics; 2004: 27: 336-347. |
(4) Choudry N, Milstein A. DO Chiropractic Physician Services for Treatment of Low-Back and Neck Pain Improve the Value of Health Benefit Plans? An Evidence-Based Assessment of Incremental Impact on Population Health and Total Health Care Spending. San Francisco: Mercer Health and Benefits: 2009. |