Is Chiropractic care expensive?
Doctors of chiropractic provide effective, low-cost health care for a wide range of conditions. Studies conducted according to the highest scientific standards and published by organizations not affiliated in any way with chiropractic institutions or associations continue to show the clinical appropriateness and effectiveness of chiropractic care. One of the most recent, funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health, stated emphatically that: “On the evidence, particularly the most scientifically valid clinical studies, spinal manipulation applied by chiropractors is shown to be more effective than alternative treatments for low back pain…There would be highly significant cost savings if more management of low back pain was transferred from physician to chiropractors.
A. No. Although the word expensive means different things to different people, Chiropractic care is one of the least expensive forms of health care. In fact we believe that if more people see Chiropractors, national health care costs would decrease because on the whole people would be much healthier. Keep in mind that we will always try to make it as affordable as possible for you and your family. As a new patient, if you have concerns about cost, you are welcome to speak with our financial department in person and they will be happy to answer any questions that you may have.
Not at all! Several studies have demonstrated the cost effectiveness of Chiropractic in relation to other forms of care for the same conditions. Chiropractic care repeatedly proves to be cheaper than other treatment methods. • In a report by S. Wolk, “Chiropractic vs. Medical Care: A Cost Analysis of Disability and Treatment for Back-Related Workers’ Compensation Cases,” the cost of Chiropractic care was only 55% and 56% of Medical care for nonsurgical and surgical patients, respectively. Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research, 1988. • P.S. Ebral studied mechanical low back pain cases, and found that, on the average, those receiving Chiropractic care only lost 6.26 days of work and paid $392 for care, as compared to those receiving Medical care who lost 25.56 days of work and paid $1,569 for care. Ebral, P.S., “Mechanical Low-Back Pain: A Comparison of Medical and Chiropractic Management within the Victorian Work Care Scheme”, Chiropractic Journal of Australia.
