Chiropractic Benefits:

For Acute and Chronic Pain: Patients with chronic pain treated by chiropractors showed greater improvement and satisfaction at one month than patients treated by family physicians. Satisfaction scores were higher for chiropractic patients. A higher proportion of chiropractic patients reported that their pain was better or much better, whereas nearly one-third of medical patients reported their pain was worse or much worse.

In Comparison to Other Treatment Alternatives: Acute and chronic chiropractic patients experienced better outcomes in pain, functional disability and patient satisfaction; clinically important differences in pain and disability improvement were found for chronic patients.

Patient Satisfaction: Chiropractic patients were found to be more satisfied with their back care providers after four weeks of treatment than were medical patients. Results from observational studies suggested that back pain patients are more satisfied with chiropractic care then with medical. Additionally, studies conclude that patients are more satisfied with chiropractic care than they were with physical therapy after six weeks.

Popularity of Chiropractic: 80 percent of the U.S. population suffers from back pain. Chiropractic is the largest, most regulated, and best recognized of the complementary and alternative medicine professions. Patient surveys show that chiropractors are used more often than any other alternative provider group and patient satisfaction with chiropractic care is very high. There is steadily increasing patient use of chiropractic in the United States, which has tripled in the past two decades.