Did you know that a study done in 2002 looking at health-care costs among patients who utilized chiropractic (vs. those who did not), found that patients who included chiropractic in their health-care showed annual health costs of $4,400 compared to $8,100 per year for patients without chiropractic?

Did you also know that a conservative estimate reports an annual savings (in Canada) in the ballpark of $4 billion dollars by substituting chiropractic care for medical care of musculoskeletal conditions?

Wait a minute! Can that be right?

You bet.

A recent article published in the Canadian Chiropractor by Dr. Pran Manga PhD and Don Nixdorf D.C., took a look at the current fiscal crisis in our health care system and the strategies used to alleviate this burden. To that end, one of the main strategies suggested was to shift the burden from medical doctors to chiropractors for spine and related conditions. Amazingly, this shift alone represented approximately one third of daily office visits to MD’s in both Canada and the United States!

Remember Chiropractors are primary care providers, meaning we are doctors and no referral is necessary to see us!

The chiropractic profession is acknowledged to be among the safest forms of care for musculoskeletal complaints and demonstrates optimum outcomes such as shorter recovery times with fewer relapses. So the next time you hear of someone with some sort of joint sprain or muscle pull, recommend a visit to the chiropractor – their health will thank you and our economy will too! ~ AC