The current fiscal crisis and its widespread repercussions on our economy have most of us concerned with spending wisely. Some unnecessary expenses can simply be eliminated in an effort to live conservatively; other expenditures, like healthcare, are not so easily dismissed. Heightened financial awareness has brought a new and unprecedented emphasis on evidence-based healthcare; the primary objective being greater cost-effectiveness and a major reduction in overall costs.
How cost-effective is chiropractic, and where does it fit into the health care spectrum? Is it just an additional expense? Research consistently demonstrates how effective Chiropractic care is with regard to reducing overall healthcare costs in our quest for wellness. A small sample of its efficacy follows: a study from the May 2007 issue of The Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics reports decreases of 60.2 percent in-hospital admissions, 59 percent less hospital days, 62 percent less outpatient surgeries and procedures, and 85 percent less pharmaceutical costs when Chiropractors were used as Primary Care Physicians as compared with conventional medicine IPA performance; another study from the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (October 2005) found that for the treatment of lower back and neck pain, the inclusion of a chiropractic benefit resulted in a reduction in the rates of surgery, advanced imaging, inpatient care, and plain-film radiographs. These studies clearly demonstrate that the non-surgical, non-pharmaceutical, Chiropractic approach reduces both clinical intervention and overall cost when compared with Primary Care Physicians using conventional medicine alone.
No one is exempt from the benefits of Chiropractic care. It is a gentle, safe, cost-effective method of caring for your entire body by maintaining a properly functioning nervous system. The nervous system is a remarkable system that controls and regulates virtually every cell, tissue, organ and system of the body. Consequently, disturbances within your nervous system can have disastrous effects on your wellbeing. Your chiropractor can keep your nervous system in optimal condition by checking for slight dislocation or misalignment of the bones in the spine, or subluxations. Subluxation derives from the Latin words sub: somewhat, slight, less than, and luxate: to dislocate. When a subluxation occurs, a chiropractor can correct the misaligned bone and allow it to return to its proper position, thereby promoting proper nervous system function; this procedure is called an adjustment. The chiropractic adjustment returns your nervous system to its state of optimum function and your body to its state of optimum health. A Chiropractic examination can detect vertebral subluxations, and chiropractic adjustments can reduce their effect on your nervous system without costly conventional procedures. Keep your spine and your checkbook in perfect alignment and give chiropractic treatment a try!
For more information, please call Dr. Jeff Willis at 661-295-5200 to make your appointment today. Also visit us at www.alignedhealthchiropractic.net .