Every two years, the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes The Occupational Outlook Handbook, a nationally-recognized source of career information. The Handbook describes what workers do on the job; working conditions; the training and education needed; earnings; and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.
The "chiropractors" section can be found on line at: http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos071.htm. In it, the following comments are made:
"Employment of chiropractors is expected to increase rapidly and job prospects should be good."Chiropractic care of back, neck, extremities, and other joint damage has become more accepted as a result of recent research and changing attitudes.
"In chiropractic, as in other types of independent practice, earnings are relatively low in the beginning, but increase as the practice grows.
"Job prospects are expected to be good for persons who enter the practice of chiropractic. Employment of chiropractors is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2008 as consumer demand for alternative medicine grows. Chiropractors emphasize the importance of healthy lifestyles and do not prescribe drugs or perform surgery. As a result, chiropractic care is appealing to many health-conscious Americans.
"Median annual earnings of salaried chiropractors were $63,930 in 1998. The middle 50 percent earned between $36,820 and $110,820 a year."
Given the daunting task of reviewing the chiropractic profession in a few pages, the Handbook's section on this is well-balanced and well-written. With the exception of recognizing only 46,000 chiropractic "jobs" (the number of licensed DCs is over 58,000), the information is relatively accurate. Several chiropractic organizations are also included as resources for more information, among them Dynamic Chiropractic and ChiroWeb.com.
When sports chiropractors first appeared at the Olympic Games in the 1980s, it was alongside individual athletes who had experienced the benefits of chiropractic care in their training and recovery processes at home. Fast forward to Paris 2024, where chiropractic care was available in the polyclinic for all athletes, and the attitude has now evolved to recognize that “every athlete deserves access to sports chiropractic."
It is estimated that 61% of patients with CTS avoid taking surgical options due to postoperative complications and costly surgical procedures. Chiropractic care offers a comprehensive and effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, addressing the condition from multiple angles. Recent studies also have unveiled a game-changing adjunct to chiropractic treatments for CTS: nerve flossing.
Some doctors thrive in a personality-based clinic and have a loyal following no matter what services or equipment they offer, but for most chiropractic offices who are trying to grow and expand, new equipment purchases help us stay relevant and continue to service our client base in the best, most up-to-date manner possible. So, regarding equipment purchasing: should you lease, get a bank loan, or pay cash?
