Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Conservative Care

In the United States today we spend a lot of money on health care. In fact, research shows that a large percentage bankruptcies filed are people unable to manage debt incurred as a result of medical care. So how can we as consumers of healthcare not fall victim to high costs? Go to your Chiropractor FIRST! Recent studies show some very interesting news regarding patients who see a Doctor of Chiropractic rather than a General Practitioner M.D. as their primary care physician.

J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2004, vol. 27(5), pp. 336-347

There were two papers published in 2004 and 2007, authored by a medical physician and chiropractic physician (Sarnat and Winterstein) which studied the effects of chiropractic management. After gathering and analyzing seven years of data they found that chiropractic users experienced:
85% lower pharmaceutical costs (the number one cost drive in the system)
60% fewer hospitalizations
62% fewer surgical cases
Less outpatient diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, Blood Work)
Improved satisfaction reported by patients

Many times a Doctor of Chiropractic is able to manage your health care needs utilizing much more cost effective means of improving your overall health and wellness.

So...want to save money? See your Chiropractor.

1 comment:

  1. Very well written. Nice to see those statistics. Chiropractic treatments are good and they reduce long time sufferings and pain.
    Stay in touch. Keep posting more.

    nj chiropractic

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