What
Do MD's Think About
Chiropractic?
65%
of family physicians refer patients for chiropractic care,
acknowledging that "chiropractors have expertise in musculoskeletal
problems."
-Archives
of Family Medicine (May 2000)
Over 50% of
primary care doctors would like greater opportunity for their
patients to use chiropractic care.
-Western
Journal of Medicine (September 1998)
Doctors
of internal medicine "should offer spinal manipulation
as a therapeutic option of accepted efficacy; in many settings,
referral to a chiropractor is the most practical way of achieving
this."
-Paul
Shekelle, M.D. et al (July1, 1998)
80%
of physiatrists (MD's who specialize primarily in the treatment
of pain) believe chiropractic works.
-Archives
of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (May 2000)
"Chiropractors
are trained as primary care professionals...the sooner medical
doctors get used to this relationship the better things will
be for everyone - especially our patients."
-Ron
Cridland, M.D. (February 9, 1999)
More
than 90% of family medical doctors believe that chiropractic
care is an effective treatment.
-Western
Journal of Medicine (October 1988)
What
Do Medical Pain Specialists
Think About Chiropractic?
Data
taken from:
Complementary and alternative
medicine: Canadian physiatrists' attitudes and behavior.
Ko GO, Berbrayer D. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2000 May:81(5):662-7
Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook and Women's College
Health Science Center, University of Toronto, Ontario,
Canada.
What
Do Medical Doctors Think
About Chiropractic Care?
Data
taken from:
Managing low back pain - a comparison
of the beliefs and behaviors of family physicians and
chiropractors.
Cherkin DC, MacComack FA, Berg AO, West J. Med 1988 Oct:149(4):475-80
