The research study found that over one third of those surveyed said that appropriate chiropractic care prevented the need for prescription drugs and physical therapy. Additionally, many respondents in the study believe chiropractic care had helped them avoid back surgery and hospital stays in the long run. Quite often I’ll hear patients at the clinic say, Dr. Mike Pritsker, chiropractic care has helped me so much with my problem.”

Unfortunately, many insurance companies only pay for relief care and do not pay for wellness care. This is medical model that needs to be corrected by the insurance companies. The survey results strongly showed many participants desire for chiropractic care when it found that, they are willing to pay for the services out-of-pocket, although they would prefer to have the care covered by their insurance plans.

The research study also stated that nearly 60 percent of those surveyed said they would be willing to sign a petition asking their insurance companies to include chiropractic as a primary component of their health plan. More and more people want chiropractic care to stay healthy. One of the more telling quotes from the news story was the following: Most of the baby boomers surveyed in the recent study said they were influenced more often by their doctor of chiropractic than by their medical doctor or osteopath.

And doctors of chiropractic received higher ratings in the area of patient satisfaction than did their medical counterparts. They concluded that overall sixty percent of the >> Read More