TOP 10 MYTHS ABOUT CHIROPRACTIC

10.  Chiropractors are not real doctors!  Chiropractors are indeed real doctors licensed by the state in which they practice, and actually have more classroom hours than medical doctors.  "D.C." stands for Doctor of Chiropractic.

9.     It only helps adults, not children.  Quite the opposite, in fact.  Chiropractic results are achieved much quicker in children than adults.  Children usually respond quicker with most forms of treatment.  For example, children who wear braces have more immediate results than adults.

8.     Chiropractors treat back pain only.  Some doctors do.  The best Doctors of Chiropractic facilitate the removal of nerve interference (correct subluxations), and therefore, enhance the body's natural healing abilities.

7.     It is too expensive.  According to the January 1999 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, the American healthcare system is the most expensive and the most inadequate system in the developed world.  Research has shown chiropractic to be three times more cost-effective.

6.     Spinal adjustments hurt.  The spinal adjustment itself does not hurt.  However, you may be sore after the first adjustment, similar to the effects of starting an exercise program.

5.     An adjustment will cause a stroke.  Data obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics show the risk of a fatal stroke following a "cervical manipulation" is less than half the risk of a fatal stroke in the general population.  In other words, you have more than twice the risk of having a fatal stroke just walking around and never having been adjusted.

4.     It is harmful and dangerous.  It has been established by the U.S. government that chiropractic is the SAFEST and most effective treatment for back pain.  In the July 2000 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the most widely circulated medical periodical in the world, it was published that medical doctors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for 225,000 deaths every year.

3.     It is a health trend.  Chiropractic has been around for more than 100 years and more than 25 million people visit their chiropractors each year.  It is not a trend!

2.     There is no scientific proof it works.  In the last 10 years, there have been hundreds of studies proving its validity in the health care arena.

1.     It can't help me with my health problems.  The nervous system communicates with every cell, tissue, and organ in the human body.  The key to optimal health is an optimally functioning nervous system.