• 80% of
Americans will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives.
• Back
symptoms are the most common cause of disability for individuals
under the age of 45.
• 20% of all
American military medical discharges are due to low back pain.
• More than
20 million Americans will seek chiropractic care this year.
•
Chiropractic has been around for more than 100 years.
• Today
there are approximately 50,000 chiropractors in the United States -
10,000 in Japan - 5,000 in Canada - 2,500 in Australia - 1,000 in
the U.K. - and 100-500 in each of Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy,
Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, New Zealand, South Africa, and The
Netherlands.
• In the
western world 85% of people will be disabled by back pain at some
point in their lives.
Spine 12(3):264-268.
• 1992 costs
associated with low back pain in the U.S. were estimated to be $60
billion.
The Manga Report - 1993.
• Nearly 30%
of the U.S. population aged 18 and older have used chiropractic.
The Gallup Organization - 1991.
• WCB
studies indicate a 45-55% saving in overall costs when treatments
are provided by a chiropractors instead of a medical doctors.
California, 1972 - Wisconsin, 1978 - Florida,1988 - Utah,1991 -
State of Victoria, Australia, 1992.
• 9 out of
10 chiropractic users feel their treatment is effective.
The Gallup Organization - 1991.
• 58% of
those using chiropractic considered it an essential part of
their heath insurance package.
The Gallup Organization - 1991.
•
"Chiropractic patients were 3 times more satisfied with their care
than patients of family practice physicians."
Western Journal of Medicine - 1989.
•
"Chiropractors are now accepted as a legitimate healing profession
by the public and by an increasing number of physicians."
The Manga Report - 1993.
•
"Chiropractic is a growing component of the health care sector, and
it is widely used by the population."
The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, and Medical
College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, January 1992.
• 94% of all
spinal manipulations are performed by chiropractors.
RAND Corporation.
