by Cynthia English and Elizabeth Keating
WELL-BEING

September 8, 2015

Story Highlights

• Two-thirds say chiropractic effective for neck, back pain

• Many adults say chiropractors think of patient’s best interest

• More than 33 million U.S. adults saw a chiropractor last year

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chiropractic care has a positive reputation among many U.S. adults for effective treatment of neck and back pain, with about six in 10 adults either strongly agreeing (23%) or agreeing somewhat (38%) that chiropractors are effective at treating these types of pain.

These findings come from the first-ever nationally representative annual survey of U.S. adults measuring perceptions of and experiences with chiropractic care. Chiropractic care focuses on neurological and musculoskeletal health, and aims to favorably affect overall health and well-being, relieve pain and infirmity, enhance performance, and improve quality of life without drugs or surgery. Palmer College of Chiropractic, the founding and largest college of chiropractic in the world, commissioned Gallup to design and conduct this study of 5,442 adults, aged 18 and older, in the U.S.

Read the full article here: 2015 Gallup study on chiropractic