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Another of chiropractic's central issues is the growth of the number of practitioners. Chiropractic grew slowly through the 1970s and 1980s ( Cooper and Stoflet 1996 ), but three events changed that. First was the judgment against the American Medical Association in 1987, which added legitimacy to chiropractic.
- Richard A. Cooper, Heather J. McKee
- 2003
Recent research, however, suggests that chiropractic use benefits older Medicare beneficiaries (> 70) by protecting them against decline in function and self-rated health. 27 Because that study used Medicare claims to compare outcomes between users of chiropractic and users of medical care treatments in uncomplicated back conditions over a two ...
- Paula A M Weigel, Jason M Hockenberry, Fredric D Wolinsky
- 10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.08.003
- 2014
- 2014/10
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Use of chiropractic specifically in the previous 12 months increased from 7.5% of adults in 2002 to 11% in 2022 (an increase of almost 47%).*. That equates to almost 37 million adult patients. Use of any form of CHA for pain management also increased, from 42.3% in 2002 to just under half the population (49.2%) in 2022.
The so-called “Iowa Plan” outlined the “containment of the chiropractic profession” that “will result in the decline of chiropractic.” [15, 18] Action steps outlined in this plan included “encourage ethical complaints against doctors of chiropractic,” “encourage chiropractic disunity,” “oppose chiropractic inroads in ...
- Steve Agocs
- 2011
Jan 19, 2012 · 4. The Chiropractic profession has been built upon success in cases where medical doctors failed . Morris has been acknowledged as the architect of "chiropractic philosophy" because of his demonstration of how to use chiropractic theories or philosophy in the courtroom to defend against charges of the unlicensed practice of medicine.
- J Keith Simpson
- 2012
Results: The unadjusted models show that chiropractic is significantly protective against 1-year decline in activities of daily living, lifting, stooping, walking, self-rated health, and worsening health after 1 year. Persons using chiropractic are more satisfied with their follow-up care and with the information provided to them.
Practitioners also use mobilization (manual therapy that does not involve a high-velocity thrust) as well as physical therapy. Although spinal manipulation is the key component of chiropractic care, most practitioners take a holistic approach and include such things as nutrition counseling and exercise advice in their treatment program.
