Is Chiropractic Safe?

How safe is Chiropractic? How do you define safe?

Even with clear warnings in the media and sun screening products, 6,000 people will die this year from skin cancer. Chiropractic care is much safer than getting a so-called "healthy" tan.

Many people take aspirin, ibuprofen, muscle relaxers and other pain relief drugs. Besides covering up the symptoms and ignoring the underlying causes, 4,000 people will die this year from reactions to medically-prescribed drugs. Chiropractic care is much safer than drug therapy.

While commercial airplane mishaps get a lot of publicity, estimates suggest that fewer than 300 people will die this year from flying on commercial aircraft. Chiropractic is much safer than flying.

Chiropractic is Safer

Every year, about 100 people get struck by lightning. Chiropractic is safer than being caught in a thunderstorm. You are more likely to get hit by lightning than to have a negative reaction to a chiropractic adjustment.

In fact, of the millions of patients who will benefit from chiropractic care this year, only a handful will have a newsworthy experience.

Is chiropractic care safe? Yes! Especially when compared with other forms of treatment.

How and why does chiropractic work so well?

A three-year British study compared traditional approaches to back pain with chiropractic. Their published accounts in 1990 looked into the long-term effects of chiropractic care. They concluded that even after several years, chiropractic was more effective than care provided by medical clinics.

In 1987, West German researchers Gutmann and Frymann published their study of 1,250 five-day-old babies. They found 211 were suffering from vomiting, hyperactivity and sleeplessness.

Examination of their cervical spines revealed 95% had muscle strain. Using chiropractic techniques to reduce the tension "frequently resulted in immediate quieting, cessation of crying, muscular relaxation and sleepiness."

A study by the state of Florida in 1988 showed a 50% reduction in worker's compensation costs and lost work time when chiropractic care was used instead of traditional medical treatment.

Ask the 316 parents of a 1989 Danish study of infants with colic, if chiropractic is scientific! Chiropractic care helped 84% of the cases. The report concluded that "spinal manipulation of the vertebral column in infants with infantile colic, constitutes an effective treatment of the condition."

New Zealand government investigation into chiropractic care found it "remarkably safe".

In 1992, the RAND Corporation studied various types of low back treatments and released their findings at the meeting of the Society of Orthopedic Surgeons.

A University of Washington study revealed that as many as 50% of all back surgeries are unnecessary or ineffective!

A 1972 Oregon Worker's Compensation study revealed that injured workers who received chiropractic care recovered twice as fast as traditional medical approaches.

Chiropractic Works

Study after study confirms the success of chiropractic for many types of health complaints. Because chiropractic, doctors help restore nervous system function, watch for research findings in the areas of aging, genetics, and immune system response.