An international study was done involving hundreds of chiropractors and thousands of patients from around the world. The study was published in the June 2005 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. In the study, doctors and patients from Canada, United States, Mexico, Hong-Kong, Japan, Australia, and South Africa participated. Although the majority
read moreEach year in March in Columbus Ohio, Arnold Schwarzenegger holds his “Fitness Classic” in conjunction with the International Chiropractors Association Symposium on Natural Fitness. During these events thousands of exercise and fitness minded people, along with a few hundred chiropractors get together and attend various events. The highlight of these events for the chiropractors is
read moreIf you’re beginning to think that more and more people are going to a chiropractor, you’re right. Each time a new study is done the numbers of people going to chiropractors continues to rise. This rise is also closely correlated with the rise in usage of other non-medical forms of health care. In 1990, a
read moreA study published in the September 2004 issue of the peer-reviewed scientific journal, “Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics” showed that chiropractic care was more cost effective than medical care for many workers compensation injuries. The study was a retrospective review of 96,627 closed injury claims between 1975 and 1994 that had been archived by
read moreA feel-good story appeared in the March 8, 2006 issue of the Gwinnett Daily Post of Georgia that reported on a mission to Shivpuri, India to render chiropractic care to the people of that area. The story noted that in the span of 10 days, the American team of four doctors and 19 interns estimates
read moreAppearing in the March 2004 issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, was a documented case study of a life changing case. The subject of the study was a previously healthy 17 year old who was involved in high school sports. On one particular occasion he was competing as a pole vaulter
read moreAs reported in the March 9, 2001 PRNewswire, Representative Wes Watkins, of Oklahoma, has introduced legislation that would require Medicare to reimburse doctors of chiropractic for the full scope of services they are licensed to provide under state law. The bill has been named the “Chiropractic Patients’ Freedom of Choice Act.” Currently US Medicare only
read moreIn a report from the Feb. 21, 2002 PRNewswire comes a story of a national telephone survey conducted by Media General Research in December 2001, in which it was revealed that consumers rely most on chiropractic as the number one natural, non-drug choice for most pains and injuries. The survey found for example, that 42
read moreA pair of media stories recently have shown chiropractic in a favorable light. The first story appeared on October 28, 2002 on a California television news show. The station, “Action News 8” is out of Salinas, Monterey and Santa Cruz. The story’s title is “Chiropractors Offer Relief For Moms-To-Be”. This news feature tells the story
read moreA four-year study conducted by researchers from American Specialty Health and Health Benchmarks, Inc showed that when chiropractic care is included in managed care plans, those plans actually save money. These results were reported in papers presented at the Research Agenda Conference held in March 2003. The basis of the study was to see whether
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