Whats Important When Looking at Topical Analgesics?
By Donald M. Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h), Publisher Our recent survey1 discovered that topical analgesics are used by 91 percent of those in chiropractic practice in the United States. This places the use of topical analgesics just under nutritional supplements (employed by 94 percent) as one of the most used products in chiropractic practice in the United States. The results below provide insight as to how DCs across the country and their patients are effectively utilizing topical analgesics. Choice The results show that almost half (49 percent) of those DCs surveyed purchase “two or more” topical analgesics for their patients. GA_googleFillSlot(“dynamicchiropractic_com_Articles_Pages_Rectangle”); Purchasing multiple products is a trend that has been noted before and applies to other types of products purchased by DCs. Only four of the topical analgesic companies presented were familiar to more than half of those responding to the survey. This suggests that choice is important,
