Chiropractor in New Orleans Shares Data on Chiropractic Benefits:
The cost of medical care in the United States exceeds one trillion dollars annually, and these costs are continuing to rise. I offer chiropractic services as a viable path to achieving affordable healthcare for all Americans.
The results of several patient-based studies suggest that chiropractic care may result in significant savings of healthcare dollars. One such study conducted an analysis of an insurance database comparing persons over 75 years of age receiving chiropractic care with non-chiropractic patients. The analysis showed that the persons receiving chiropractic care reported better overall health, spent fewer days in hospitals and nursing homes, used fewer prescription drugs, and were more active than the non-chiropractic patients. Furthermore, the chiropractic patients reported 21% less time in hospitals over the previous 3 years.
Another study surveyed 311 chiropractic patient, aged 65 years and older, who had received chiropractic care for 5 years or longer. Chiropractic patients, when compared with US citizens of the same age, spent only 31% of the national average for health care services. The chiropractic patients also experienced 50% fewer medical provider visits then their comparable peers. The health havits of patients receiving maintenance care were better overall than the general population, including decreased use of cigarettes and decreased use of nonprescription drugs.
As the previous studies show, and from my experience, chiropractic care may reduce health care costs, improve health behaviors, and improve patient perceived quality-of-life.
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