Five Fun Facts about Chiropractic You May Not Know
Reading something on the Internet can always bring up the question “Is this real?” Far too often while researching a topic people are misled about a topic due to incorrect or inaccurate information. Several times this incorrect information can prevent people from asking questions or seeking other options to increase quality of life. Here are some facts about Chiropractic Care some people may not know.
- Chiropractic treatment is covered by virtually all traditional insurance policies. Approximately 87% of all insured American workers have coverage for chiropractic services in their health care plans. Also, the IRS considers chiropractic care visits as a “valid medical deduction.” Probably because chiropractic care is insanely useful for patients, and prevents larger medical bills down the road!
- Chiropractic is for all ages. Many seniors aren’t aware of the benefits of chiropractic care. Regular adjustments can help them not only with pain relief, but also increase range of motion, balance and coordination, and decrease joint degeneration. There’s no patient too young for chiropractic either! In addition to supporting overall health and well-being, parents also take their children to chiropractors to encourage healthy brain and nervous system development, to assist with colic, asthma, allergies, bed-wetting and sleeping problems, and to assist with behavioral disorders.
- Successful chiropractic patients accept responsibility. Your Chiropractor will likely develop a treatment plan specifically designed for you. Aches and pains don’t develop in one night. The same goes for reducing those. You will likely need multiple appointments to facilitate healthy motion in your joints. By working together to follow your treatment plan you can avoid painful setbacks in your recovery.
- Doctors of Chiropractic have broad diagnostic skills and are also trained to recommend therapeutic and rehabilitative exercises, as well as to provide nutritional, lifestyle and dietary counseling. DCs have extensive knowledge in such as anatomy, physiology, rehabilitation, nutrition and public health, they receive more intensive education than their MD counterparts. Like other primary health care doctors, chiropractic students spend a significant portion of their curriculum studying clinical subjects related to evaluating and caring for patients.
- Back pain is the fifth most common reason for physician visits. That is an extremely high number of doctor’s visits for an alignment that can be treated with cost effective chiropractic care! Visiting a chiropractor every so often is much less expensive than waiting for your back to deteriorate to a point where you need a very expensive doctor’s visit.
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