Downtown Chiropractic
Personal, Sports, and Work Injury • Wellness and Family Care
Michael C. Lane, D.C.
More About Chiropractic Care ...

This page addresses some anticipated questions regarding Chiropractic. It is not intended to be a complete resource. The links at the end of this page provide more chiropractic references for you to explore.

Common Conditions Chiropractic may be used to treat include:

  • Back and Neck Pain
  • Headaches
  • Sciatic (leg) Pain
  • Arm/Hand Pain
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Shoulder/Hip Disorders
       (Bursitis/Tendonitis)
  • Nutritional Disorders
  • Knee/Ankle Injuries
  • Certain Digestive Disorders
  • Rib Injuries
  • Auto Accidents
  • Work or Sport Injuries
  • Common Ear Infections
  • TMJ (jaw) Problems
  • Sprains and Strains
 

The Meade Study in Great Britain concluded Chiropractic provided more long-term benefit than Outpatient Medical treatment for pain therapy. The Florida Study showed the overall Cost of Chiropractic Treatment is approximately one-third the cost of similarly directed medical care.

Pioneering studies in Utah show that Disability Duration under Chiropractic Treatment is one-tenth as long as with medical treatment.

The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research has endorsed spinal manipulation to be recommendable for Symptom Control, providing the patient with comfort levels adequate to keep patients active during recovery.

A clinical study of patients at the Silverman Chiropractic Center shows that approximately 80% of Chiropractic Patients have previously seen up to two medical doctors without results.

During WWII, Irvin Hendryson, MD, concluded that Military Orthopedics had remarkable success with integral Chiropractic Care. In addition, Hendryson noted that pregnant women are able to carry and deliver children more comfortably with chiropractic adjustments.

Chiropractic Education is often more extensive and detailed than other medical fields, especially in diagnosis, physiology, and anatomy.

Minimum Hours for: Chiropractic MD
anatomy/embryology 456 215
physiology 243 174
pathology 296 507
chemistry 161 100
microbiology 145 145
diagnosis 408 113
neurology 149 171
x-ray 271 13
psychology/psychiatry 56 323
obstetrics/gynecology 66 284
orthopedics 168 2
TOTAL 2419 2047

These links have more information on Chiropractic Care

Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research American Chiropractic Association Canadian Chiropractic Association
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