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Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 8a-6p
Thursday 8a-6p
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United State Department of
Defense Report on Chiropractic Shows Benefits
A report of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) on the
Chiropractic Health Care Demonstration Project was
finalized by DOD consultants Birch and Davis and was
submitted to the U.S. Congress. The report authors, were
cautious at best with their recommendations but the
results of the study speak for themselves. The following
are some of the statistics of patient responses to
chiropractic care verses medical care.
How satisfied are you with improvement in your
condition: Excellent - Chiropractic care, 81.5% v. 55.6%
for medical care.
How satisfied are you with the practitioner's
willingness to spend time with you: Excellent:
Chiropractic care, 93.7% v. 77.5% for medical care.
How satisfied are you with the explanation of your
treatment: Excellent: Chiropractic care, 95.1% v. 81.1%
for medical care.
What best describes you today? Not restricted:
Chiropractic care, 48.5% v 32.1% for medical care.
Somewhat restricted Chiropractic care, 44.1% v. 50.0 for
medical care. Very restricted: Chiropractic care, 7.4%
v. 17.9% for medical care.
What is your current level of activity: * Not
restricted: Chiropractic care, 73.4% v. 53.9% for
medical care. Somewhat restricted: Chiropractic care,
19.2% v. 29.4% for medical care. Very restricted:
Chiropractic care, 7.4% v. 17.7% for medical care.
I feel better now * Strongly agree: Chiropractic care,
78.5% v. 49.2% for medical care. Somewhat agree:
Chiropractic care, 14.6% v. 22.0% for medical care.
Strongly disagree: Chiropractic care, 6.9% v. 28.8% for
medical care.
I had good results from the treatment * Strongly agree:
Chiropractic care, 82.9% v. 50.7% for medical care.
Somewhat agree: Chiropractic care, 12.6% v. 24.8% for
medical care. Strongly disagree: Chiropractic care, 4.6%
v. 24.6% for medical care.
The pain is worse now * Strongly agree: Chiropractic
care, 4.4% v. 9.9% for medical care. Somewhat agree:
Chiropractic care, 7.6% v. 19.6% for medical care.
Strongly disagree: Chiropractic care, 88.0% v. 70.5% for
medical care.
Days off duty (0 days) Chiropractic care, 87.1% v. 66.1%
for medical care. (1-4 days) Chiropractic care, 9.6% v.
25.8% for medical care.(5+ days) 3.3% v. 8.0% for
medical care.
Days on restricted duty (0 days) Chiropractic care,
71.5% v. 51.1% for medical care.(1-4 days) Chiropractic
care, 4.2% v. 8.2% for medical care. (5+days)
Chiropractic care, 2.3% v. 40.7% for medical care.
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