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Chiropractic is Evidence Based

How do you define “evidence based?”

If you define it as the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition of a problem, the collection of data through observation and experiment and then testing the resulting hypotheses, then today’s chiropractic is based on a wealth of evidence. Because it's based on the scientific fact that the nervous system controls and regulates virtually every cell, tissue, organ and system of the body.

Don't be misled by the "low-tech" nature of chiropractic adjustments! Countless studies support the chiropractic approach to reducing nerve disturbance along the spine, enhancing the ability of the brain and nerve system to control and regulate the body. These include published research documenting the results of chiropractic care on asthma, infantile colic, immune function, dysmenorrhea (menstrual cramps), improving vision and brain function, lower back pain, one's overall health status and many others.

Ultimately, the "proof is in the pudding." Ask our delighted patients whether chiropractic is scientific.

References:

Gray's Anatomy, Henry Gray F.R.S.

Smith, R. Where is the wisdom? BMJ 1991; 303(Oct 5): 798-799.

Paul Shekelle, MD, MPH, Head of a back study of RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, 1992, Medicine, Monopolies and Malice, pp. 49, 199, 208.

John Carey, Medical Guesswork. Business Week, May 29, 2006, 73-79.