Researchers reporting in the British Medical Journal compared the cost-effectiveness of treatment of neck pain by chiropractic care, traditional physical therapy, and medical care for 183 people. The results of the study were that the folks treated with chiropractic got better faster and at a lower cost than more traditional treatments!
A group of university scientists performed a double blind study in which one group received the traditional treatment with drugs, while another group were treated by a different method--one without drugs or surgery. While both groups reported they felt better, there was a big difference in the outcome for one of the groups. After the treatments were discontinued, the pain returned to the first group after about one month, while the second group--the group which received chiropractic care, reported that they were pain free.
