What Do Patients Think
About Chiropractic?

90% of chiropractic patients say they would seek chiropractic care for similar problems in the future.

"Our previous work and those of other authors have demonstrated greater satisfaction levels among patients who sought care from chiropractors."

-Timothy Carey, M.D. (February 1999)

Chiropractic patients are 50% more likely to be satisfied with their low back pain treatment than medical patients.

"Patients who saw chiropractors reported a significantly higher degree of satisfaction than those who saw (medical doctors)."

-New England Journal of Medicine (October 5, 1995)

Over 70% of chronic arthritis patients who have tried chiropractic care feel that it is effective.

-Annals of Internal Medicine (September 21, 1999)

"Studies that compare patients' satisfaction with chiropractic with that of conventional medicine...demonstrate a marked preference for chiropractic."

-Archives of Internal Medicine (November 9, 1998)

97% of chiropractic patients would refer a friend of family member for chiropractic care.

-Journal of manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (January 1993)

Patients with neck pain (or low back pain) who seek treatment with a chiropractor are over 70% more likely to be satisfied than physical therapy patients.

"A significantly higher proportion of the patients in the chiropractic group estimated that their expectations were fulfilled after the treatment was completed."

-Spine (September 15, 1997)

What Do Patients Think About
Chiropractic Care?

Data taken from:
Recurrence and care seeking after acute back pain: results of a long-term follow-up study.
North Carolina Back Pain Project.
Carey TS, Garrett JM, Jackman A, Hadler N. Med Care 1999 Feb:37(2):157-64
Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599-7590, USA.
Patient satisfaction with chiropractic care.
Swyer CE, Kassak K. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1993 Jan:15(1):25-32
Center for Clinical Studies, Northwestern College of Chiropractic, Bloomington, MN 55431.

 

 

 

 

 

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