Skip to main content

Research Validates Benefits & Cost Efficacy of Chiropractic Verses Other Therapies

By Unknown
Image: renjith krishnan / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
In June, a peer reviewed medical journal, Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, statistically analyzed and interpreted an older National Health Interview Survey. The study revealed that 60% reported "a great deal" of benefit. Chiropractic had the highest success rate among the 6 most popular CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) with 66% reporting significant benefit followed by massage, yoga and qi gong tied for second place. (Sorry for the following style this editor has a bug with making html tables)

Perceived Benefit of the 6 Most Frequently Used Complementary and
Alternative Medicine Modalities for Back Pain

Modalities*Those with Great Benefit from CAM (Weighted %)Chiropractic (n _ 1,163)
66% Massage (n _ 196)
56%
Yoga, Tai chi, Qi Gong (n _ 45)
56% Acupuncture (n _ 89)
42%
Herbal therapies (n _ 78)
32%Relaxation techniques (n _ 76)
28%

*The modalities listed are not mutually
exclusive. CAM, complementary
and alternative medicine. doi: 10.3122/ from
JABFM


The NHIS further broke down the respondents into socioeconimic factors and factors such as reasons why they are using alternative medicine from conventional medical treatments did not work to use of conventional medicine in conjunction with CAM. For the complete journal, please visit the journal article available for free at The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine website.

According to Dynamic Chiropractic in August 2009, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield 2008 Physical Medicine Pilot on Quality showed in the one year pilot program that chiropractic did indeed reduce healthcare costs by preventing surgeries. Reported by Dynamic Chiropractic weeks later, Milliman USA has released findings from "An Actuarial Analysis of the Impact of Chiropractic Care on the Costs of Medical Care for Patients With Common Spinal Diagnoses." Their conclusion was an annual savings of $14 million with every 1 million chiropractic patients. In 2009, the Mercer Report supports these conclusions and even the Consumer Reports who is historically skeptical about chiropractic all reported by Dynamic Chiropractic magazine.


ChiroWorks Care Center
Anthony Tsai, D.C.
Chiropractor in San Jose, CA
ChiroWorksCareCenter.com
Graston Technique Certified
FAKTR-PM Completed

Disclaimer: The content in this blog is for informational purposes only and an opinion for specific individualized circumstances. It is not a prescription for therapy or diagnosis for you. All opinions expressed in these articles are solely those of the particular author and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Anthony Tsai, Graston Technique®, its employees, providers or affiliates. Any opinions of the author on the site are or have been rendered based on scientific facts and/or anecdotal evidence, under certain conditions, and subject to certain assumptions, and may not and should not be used or relied upon for any other purpose, including but not limited to for use in or in connection with any legal proceeding. If there is any issue with the content or images on this blog, contact us an we will remove it immediately. Please refer to http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/ for more information.


References:
http://www.chirocode.com/High-Marks-Again-for-Chiropactic-Treatment
"Study Suggests Chiropractic Reduces Health Care Costs, Need for Surgery." Dynamic Chiropractic, Aug. 26, 2009.
"Cost-Effective Care: The Evidence Mounts." Dynamic Chiropractic, Sept. 9, 2009.
"Consumer Reports Survey Rates DCs Higher Than MDs." Dynamic Chiropractic, May 20, 2009.
"How Chiropractic Helps the Insurance Industry." Dynamic Chiropractic, Dec. 2, 2009.
"Medicare Patients Give Chiropractic High Marks." Dynamic Chiropractic, March 26, 2010.
Kanodia AK, Legedza ATR, Davis RB, et al. Perceived benefit of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for back pain: a national survey. J Am Board Fam Med 2010;23:354-62.
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

June is National Scoliosis Awareness Month

By Unknown
National Scoliosis Foundation Press Release: support@scoliosis.org. In your email please also tell us if you plan/do any activity for National Scoliosis Awareness Month. Tell a friend; Blog it; Post it; Upload it; hand out a brochure; talk to a PTA or school; visit a patient; inform your doctor; make a donation; run a fundraiser; hold a free clinic;contact your representative or local paper. Any activity, big or small is important, so let us know. Press Release , we have a number of different activities planned which will be further detailed here as the month of June unfolds. The U.S. House of Representatives Proclamation for a PDF copy of the Proclamation and Points of Emphasis. The U.S. House of Representatives Proclamation by Pennsylvania Congresswoman Allyson Y. Schwartz invites the President, Governors, officials and the American People to join with her and the National Scoliosis Foundation in recognizing and reaffirming our commitment to increasing the awareness of scoliosi...
Post a Comment
Read more

London Olympics 2012: Kinesiotape / Kinesiology Tape / Physio Tape Skepticism Answered

By Unknown
DPA - Leryn Franco Reuters - Katrin Holtwick Getty Images - Trey Hardee Kinesiotape, aka kinesiology tape, physio tape or elastic therapeutic tape, is back in the Olympics in 2012. I made a blog article talking about the use of kinesiotape in 2008 with pictures of Kerri Walsh Jennings and Martin Plavins . For this olympics, it is used more than before but it is still not accepted by the skeptics in the scientific community. The critics credit any success to the placebo effect because of the lack of scientific evidence. There are plenty of journal research on professional athletes and superstition. Superstition gives athletes confidence which is proven to provide more "luck" or success. I will talk more about how kinesiotape does have specific therapeutic functions that are easy to understand. "I think, if anything, there is a placebo effect involved, and there probably is a little bit of a peer pressure effect. When people see...
1 comment
Read more

Connecticut Board of Chiropractic Examiners Finds No Clear Association Between Neck Adjustments & Strokes

By Unknown
Neck Pain Task Force presented before the Connecticut Board of Chiropractic Examiners that "patients suffering from headache and neck pain are no more likely to suffer from a stroke following a visit to a chiropractor than they are after a visit to a family medical physician." The Neck Pain Task Force studied nine years worth of research. The Cennecticut board also concluded that the media "often sensationalized" and perpetuated the myth with chiropractic adjustments. Their conclusions are in agreement with my previous blog entry. ChiroWorks Care Center Anthony Tsai, D.C. Chiropractor in San Jose, CA ChiroWorksCareCenter.com Graston Technique Certified FAKTR-PM Completed Disclaimer: The content in this blog is for informational purposes only and an opinion for specific individualized circumstances.  It is not a prescription for therapy or diagnosis for you . All opinions expressed in these articles are solely those of the particular author and do n...
Post a Comment
Read more