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More Canadians Using
Chiropractors
From the March 16, 2005 CBC Health & Science News, comes
a report on a study that shows that more Canadians are
using Chiropractic than ever before. The study by the
agency "Statistics Canada" (StatsCan) also showed an
increase in the usage of other non-medical forms of
healthcare the study called alternative.
StatsCan conducted a health survey in 2003 and found
that about 20 per cent of Canadians aged 12 and older –
an estimated 5.4 million people – had used some type of
what they called, alternative health care in the year
2002. This is in comparison to a similar study almost a
decade ago that showed that only 15% of Canadians over
age 17 had used some form of alternative care.
Chiropractic was clearly the highest usage of the
non-medical forms of care in the study. The 2003 study
showed that 11 per cent of those 12 years and older had
gone to a Chiropractor in the previous year. Of the
other forms of non-medical care the study showed that
eight per cent had consulted a massage therapist, two
per cent an acupuncturist and two per cent a homeopath
or a naturopath.
According to the study those most likely to consult a
non-medical practitioner were people in middle age,
women, people with higher incomes, those with higher
education and people living in the western provinces. |
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