Because back pain is so pervasive in our society, a recent study published in the British Medical Journal pointing out that back pain doesn’t go away easily, confirmed what chiropractors have always known. Only 25 percent of low back pain sufferers had fully recovered 12 months after their first visit to a general practitioner, the study said. This low number is in conflict with the commonly-held notion that low back pain episodes go away by themselves after a month. “This hardly comes as a surprise to low back pain sufferers who have been told by their medical doctors not to worry -- the pain will go away on its own,” said Dr. Michael Pedigo, president of the American Chiropractic Association. “In many cases, further treatment is necessary.” Doctors of chiropractic have long understood the cyclic nature of low back pain, and perhaps this is one of the reasons they consistently rate higher than MDs in patient satisfaction in this area. In a recent Gallup Poll, 90 percent of all people who visited a chiropractor agreed that their care was effective. SOURCE: Internet Access, July 1999, PR Newswire, Oakbay Chiropractic
Posted on: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:07:40 +0000
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