The Popularity of Chiropractic is at an All-time High

• 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 in North America and has been practiced in some form in ancient Egypt, Greece and China for 1000's of 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 United Kingdom 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 April 1987

• Numerous case studies throughout the literature report the satisfaction of chiropractic patients with the outcome of treatments.

Department of Defense, OCHAMPUS, Aurora, Colorado, 24 January 1986.

• Formal studies of the cost, effectiveness, or both of chiropractic, usually measured against other forms of treatment, show it to compare favorably with them.

The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, and Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, January 1992

• 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 - Princeton, N.J., 1991

• Worker's Compensation Board studies indicate a 45-55% saving in overall costs when treatments are provided by chiropractors instead of a medical doctor.

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 - Princeton, N.J., 1991

• 58% of those using chiropractic considered it an essential part of their health insurance package.

The Gallup Organization - Princeton, N.J., 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, 1992.

• The data reveals that overall, chiropractic payments represent a small portion (1.8%) of total third-party payments.

Journal of American Health Policy, Nov/Dec 1992