| Chiropractic does not only rely on
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| | clear." - British Medical Journal, Meade
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| anecdotal evidence. Although chiropractic
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| | et al. (1995)
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| does not enjoy the huge research funding
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| | "Manipulative therapy and physiotherapy
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| given to allopathic medicine, courtesy of
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| | are better than general practitioner and
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| the pharmaceutical industry, various
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| | placebo treatment. Furthermore,
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| government, private, and institutional
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| | manipulative therapy is slightly better
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| grants enable an ongoing research effort
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| | than physiotherapy after 12 months." -
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| into the effectiveness of chiropractic on
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| | British Medical Journal, Koes et al.
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| selected conditions. Below are a few
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| | (1992)
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| research studies done over the last ten
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| | For Pain:
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| or so years:
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| | "...patients suffering from back and/or
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| Overwhelming Evidence Shows Chiropractic
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| | neck complaints experience chiropractic
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| Effective for Pain Reduction and
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| | care as an effective means of resolving
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| Restoration of Function
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| | or ameliorating pain and functional
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| Numerous studies throughout the world
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| | impairments, thus reinforcing previous
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| have shown that chiropractic treatment,
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| | results showing the benefits of
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| including manipulative therapy and spinal
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| | chiropractic treatment for back and neck
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| adjustments, is both safe and effective.
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| | pain." - Journal of Manipulative and
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| Many other studies have shown that
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| | Physiological Therapeutics, Verhoef et
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| chiropractic care can be a cost-effective
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| | al. (1997)
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| remedy that brings healing in less time
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| | "...for the management of low-back pain,
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| than other treatments. The following are
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| | chiropractic care is the most effective
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| excerpts from just a few of these
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| | treatment, and it should be fully
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| studies:
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| | integrated into the government's health
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| For Acute Low-Back Problems:
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| | care system." - The Manga Report (1993)
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| "For patients with acute low-back
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| | For Headaches:
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| symptoms without radiculopathy, the
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| | "Cervical spine manipulation was
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| scientific evidence suggests spinal
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| | associated with significant improvement
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| manipulation is effective in reducing
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| | in headache outcomes in trials involving
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| pain and perhaps speeding recovery within
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| | patients with neck pain and/or neck
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| the first month of symptoms." - Clinical
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| | dysfunction and headache." - Duke
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| Practice Guidelines, AHCPR (1994)
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| | Evidence Report, McCrory, Penzlen,
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| For Long-Term Low-Back Problems:
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| | Hasselblad, Gray (2001)
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| "There is strong evidence that
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| | "The results of this study show that
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| manipulation is more effective than a
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| | spinal manipulative therapy is an
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| placebo treatment for chronic low-back
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| | effective treatment for tension
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| pain or than usual care by the general
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| | headaches...Four weeks after cessation of
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| practitioner, bed rest, analgesics and
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| | treatment...the patients who received
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| massage." - Spine, Van Tulder and Bouter
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| | spinal manipulative therapy experienced a
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| et al. (1997)
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| | sustained therapeutic benefit in all
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| "...improvement in all patients at three
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| | major outcomes in contrast to the
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| years was about 29% more in those treated
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| | patients that received amitriptyline
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| by chiropractors than in those treated by
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| | therapy, who reverted to baseline
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| the hospitals. The beneficial effect of
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| | values." - Journal of Manipulative and
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| chiropractic on pain was particularly
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| | Physiological Therapeutics, Boline et al.
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