Is Chiropractic Care Better Than Medicine?

A Recent Survey Among Rye, New Rochelle, Eastchester, White Plains and Larchmont Residents Shows Interesting Results

A recent phone survey has shown that patients who've visited chiropractic offices in Rye, New Rochelle, Eastchester, White Plains and Larchmont to get relief from musculoskeletal problems consider chiropractic care better than medicines.

The private survey was conducted among Westchester County residents during the summer of 2008, with 100 regular chiropractic patients queried. Most of those questioned knew that researches in the field of treatment for musculoskeletal problems suggest that the safest option available for patients suffering from back pain, neck pain, headaches, muscle pain, shoulder pain, elbow pain, joint pain, pelvic pain, and so on, is chiropractic.

Risks Factors of Medical Approach

Let's take a closer look at the adverse effects of invasive medical treatment versus chiropractic care as a safe remedy for musculoskeletal problems. Dr. Lucian Leape, a researcher at the Harvard Medical School of Public Health, propounds that the percentage of medical procedures tested to ensure their appropriateness is very small. In fact, he opines that medicine is as unsafe as aviation is now.

This report on the adverse effects of medicine and surgery emphasizes the importance of chiropractic care over invasive forms of medical treatment. Another statistic involves the use of drugs to treat musculoskeletal ailments. It has been reported in a national media outlet that the number of people who fall victim to the adverse effects of prescription drugs is a whopping 2.2 million per year.

It may be difficult to believe, but it's true. Unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed to millions of patients with viral infections annually. It is also estimated that unnecessary surgical procedures are performed each year for back pain, neck pain, headaches, muscle pain, shoulder pain, elbow pain, joint pain, pelvic pain and many other forms of pain. Millions of patients with musculoskeletal problems are unnecessarily hospitalized each year also.

Chiropractic as a First Choice Remedy

These discoveries are having a major impact on the national health departments of many countries across the world. Many are now authorizing chiropractic as the first choice of treatment for musculoskeletal problems like back pain, neck pain, headaches, muscle pain, shoulder pain, elbow pain, joint pain, pelvic pain, and so on. It is more and more becoming accepted as the safes and most secure option for low back pain in particular. Chiropractic management is much less expensive than medical management, less invasive and very often more effective.

If you suffer from any type of physical pain, such as back pain, neck pain, headaches, muscle pain, shoulder pain, elbow pain, joint pain, or pelvic pain, and you would like to learn more about how chiropractic techniques can help you, please don't hesitate to contact us for a free consultation. With the right treatment you can get back to your normal routine.

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