When I graduated from chiropractic college in 1981 and started practice, I heard it all, and very little was positive. “You are a quack; you do not know what a subluxation is; you couldn’t get into a real health care program, so you chose the one that is slightly above a mail-order degree; you have no proof that chiropractic works; Are you really licensed?”, and so much more.
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3 VERTICAL BAR GRAPHS WITH CONSTANT BLUE/RED COLORS
Treatment was Helpful:
Chiropractic Patients -- 99%
Medical Patients -- 80%
Satisfied with Care:
Chiropractic Patients -- 96%
Medical Patients -- 84%
Likely to Seek Care from Another Provider:
Chiropractic Patients -- 14%
Medical Patients -- 27%
SOURCE: Carey CS, et al. Acute severe low back pain. Spine, 21:339-344, 1996.
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