CHIROPRACTIC CARE

DEFINITION OF CHIROPRACTIC

Chiropractic is the health care discipline which emphasizes the inherent recuperative power of the body to heal itself without the use of drugs or surgery. The practice of chiropractic focuses on the relationship between structure (primarily the spine) and function (as coordinated by the nervous system) and how that relationship affects the preservation and restoration of health.

CHIROPRACTIC EDUCATION

To earn a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) degree the candidate must complete a four year program consisting of 4800 hours of classroom, laboratory, and clinical study, including anatomy, physiology, chiropractic technique, radiology, biochemistry, toxicology, biomechanics, nutrition, diagnosis and physical examination, and a clinical internship consisting of one year of hands on clinical experience and training in a professional clinical setting.

CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE

All 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico license Doctors of Chiropractic. All these jurisdictions include Chiropractic health care in their workers' compensation statutes. The Department of Health and Human Services classifies Doctors of Chiropractic as category 1 providers, just like medical doctors, osteopaths, and dentists.

CHIROPRACTIC RESEARCH

The majority of military personnel (94.2%) and referring physicians (80%) expressed satisfaction with chiropractic services.
Military Medicine 2006 (jun); 171 (6):572-576

The majority of patients were highly satisfied with their care; 85% reported that their chiropractor always listened carefully; 85.3% that the chiropractor explained things understandably; 88.2% that the chiropractor showed respect for what they had to say; and 75.6% that the chiropractor involved them in decisions as much as they wanted.
J Neuromusculoskeletal System 2001: 9 (4): 109-117

Patients with chronic low-back pain treated by chiropractors showed greater improvement and satisfaction at 1 month than patients treated by family physicians.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2000 (May): 23 (4): 239-245

CHIROPRACTIC AND ATHLETES

The list is endless: the U.S. Olympic Team, Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Joe Montana, Tom Brady (New England Patriots) Arnold Schwartzenegger, Barry Bonds, Dan O.Brien (1996 Decathlon Champion), Emmitt Smith, Charles Barkley, Evander Holyfield.

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