A fairly recent study (2011) in Consumer Reports shows that Chiropractors had the highest level of satisfaction form patients compared to any other type of health care provider. Yes, you heard me right.. Chiropractic had the best results!!!
In this study, Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center conducted a survey of over 14, 000 people who had received different types of treatment for their back pain. 59% of these back pain sufferers said the were “highly satisfied” with their chiropractors, while only 34% said they were highly satisfied with their primary care physician.
Consumer Reports also conducted a separate survey of back pain patients that underwent spinal surgery. The results were quite mixed. More than 50% of the patients surveyed reported complications with their recovery. These ranged from more severe pain too a much longer than expected healing process. Twenty percent of these patients said they had no relief or even became worse. These are staggeringly high results of people that were not satisfied with their back surgery. Now, unless I am mistaken, there is no way to undo a botched spinal surgery, is there!? Why not try Chiropractic first?! Its safer, has better results and is WAYYYYYY less expensive, I assure you.
Consumer Reports suggested that whenever a person is advised to have back surgery, they should have a second or even third opinion by a physician that is not a surgeon. One of these should be by a Doctor of Chiropractic.
A Doctor of Chiropractic will exam a patient and review all their previous medical records and diagnostic testing and make treatment recommendations.
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