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What is Chiropractic?

Chiropractic is a complementary and alternative health care profession which focuses on diagnosing, treating, and preventing mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, their effects on the nervous system and general health. Read more...

Reasons gone to & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons gone to	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
Pain	73	9
General health	59	11
Other	33	9
Stiffness/Spasticity	24	1
Fibromyalgia	23	3
Headaches	14	2
Mobility	12	1
Support another treatment	10	3
Back pain	9	2
Lower back pain	7	1
Neck Pain	5	3
I have scoliosis	3	2
upper back pain	3	3
Sensation	3	1
herniated disks in lower back, l4 and l5	3	1
pain reduction	2	0
Slow my ALS progress	2	0
Muscle tension	2	1
Headaches and neck pain	2	2
Back, shoulder, neck and leg pain	2	0
all over pain	2	0
backache	2	0
Stiff neck	1	0
shoulder and neck pain	1	0
general health	1	0
shoulder/neck PAIN	1	1
Hand and Wrist Pain	1	0
scoliosis	1	1
pain relief from spinal stenosis	1	0
Joint Hypermobility	1	0
pain in neck, shoulder blades and upper chest area	1	0
disease-related symptoms	1	0
Depression	1	1
Neuropathy pain both feet & legs	1	0
Muscle spasms	1	0
Stress/anxiety	1	1
increase range of motion	1	0
to open up healing comunication from the brain to body by aligning the brain stem up properly	1	0
auto accident/fms	1	0
for fibromyalgia, peripheral neuropathy,spine, sciatiac nerve in both legs	1	0
Treat Parkinson's	1	0
Spinal allignment	1	0
Don't know	1	0
back/neck pain	1	0
Stiffness	1	0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	2	5%
Moderate	2	5%
Mild	5	12%
None	32	78%

Most commonly reported side effects

increased pain for a few hours	5	12%
additional pain	3	7%
headaches after adjustment	3	7%
Some Pain	2	5%
Hip pain	2	5%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 5 reported side effects ▼

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently going to Chiropractic. See all 80 dosages ►

0.25 hours as needed	0.5hours as needed	0hours as needed	0other as needed	10minutes as needed	15 min as needed	15minutes as needed	1hours as needed	1 hr as needed	1 other as needed	1other as needed	20minutes as needed	30 min as needed	30minutes as needed	daily	every other week	hours as needed	monthly	weekly	yearly	0.5 hours monthly	1 hr monthly	1 other monthly	0.5 hours every other week	2 hr monthly	2 other monthly	0.5 hours weekly	1 hr every other week	1 min every other week	1 other every other week	3 other monthly	1.5 hours every other week	45 min yearly	1 hr weekly	1 other weekly	2 other every other week	60 min yearly	5 min monthly	75 min yearly	90 min yearly	2 hr weekly	2 other weekly	10 min monthly	3 hr weekly	3 mg weekly	3 other weekly	172 min yearly	15 min monthly	20 min monthly	5 min weekly	30 min monthly	monthly	1 hr daily	15 min every other week	35 min monthly	37.5 min monthly	40 min monthly	10 min weekly	20 min every other week	weekly	45 min monthly	50 min monthly	60 min monthly	monthly	15 min weekly	30 min every other week	20 min weekly	90 min monthly	3 hr daily	3 other daily	30 min weekly	30 other weekly	40 min weekly	45 min weekly	60 min weekly	90 min weekly	100 other weekly	135 min weekly	400 hr every other week	30 min daily
1	2	3	1	1	1	2	10	2	2	6	3	1	2	1	1	6	5	7	1	3	13	9	3	3	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	12	5	1	2	1	1	1	6	1	1	1	1	3	1	4	5	1	3	1	3	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	4	1	10	1	2	1	1	1	13	1	1	3	10	4	1	2	1	2

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to Chiropractic (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Expense	29	43%
Other	19	28%
Did not seem to work	19	28%
Course of treatment ended	9	13%
Side effects too severe	8	12%
Doctor's advice	5	7%
Personal research	2	3%

See all 63 patients who’ve stopped going to Chiropractic

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Going to Chiropractic

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
4	5	7	29	25	80

Stopped Going to Chiropractic

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
7	14	10	9	6	17

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	21	51%
Usually	13	32%
Sometimes	6	15%
Never	1	2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	4	10%
Somewhat	5	12%
A little	12	29%
Not at all	20	49%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	4	10%
$100-199	10	24%
$50-99	6	15%
$25-49	7	17%
< $25	4	10%

Patient Evaluations

See all 41 patient evaluations

dbrister

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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dbrister

weekly

since Sep 04, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Other
Side Effects None
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syl

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate

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syl

1hours as needed

since Sep 10, 2008
Efficacy Slight for Pain
Side Effects None
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jmscout

Sex: F

Sensation: None

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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jmscout

since Sep 17, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for General health
Side Effects None
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See all 41 patient evaluations

Report created on November 20, 2009.

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Chiropractic Treatment Report

What is Chiropractic?

Reasons gone to & Efficacy

Side Effects

Schedules

Stop Reasons

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Patient Evaluations

See all 41 patient evaluations

Forum

0.25 hours as needed	0.5hours as needed	0hours as needed	0other as needed	10minutes as needed	15 min as needed	15minutes as needed	1hours as needed	1 hr as needed	1 other as needed	1other as needed	20minutes as needed	30 min as needed	30minutes as needed	daily	every other week	hours as needed	monthly	weekly	yearly	0.5 hours monthly	1 hr monthly	1 other monthly	0.5 hours every other week	2 hr monthly	2 other monthly	0.5 hours weekly	1 hr every other week	1 min every other week	1 other every other week	3 other monthly	1.5 hours every other week	45 min yearly	1 hr weekly	1 other weekly	2 other every other week	60 min yearly	5 min monthly	75 min yearly	90 min yearly	2 hr weekly	2 other weekly	10 min monthly	3 hr weekly	3 mg weekly	3 other weekly	172 min yearly	15 min monthly	20 min monthly	5 min weekly	30 min monthly	monthly	1 hr daily	15 min every other week	35 min monthly	37.5 min monthly	40 min monthly	10 min weekly	20 min every other week	weekly	45 min monthly	50 min monthly	60 min monthly	monthly	15 min weekly	30 min every other week	20 min weekly	90 min monthly	3 hr daily	3 other daily	30 min weekly	30 other weekly	40 min weekly	45 min weekly	60 min weekly	90 min weekly	100 other weekly	135 min weekly	400 hr every other week	30 min daily
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Chiropractic Treatment Report

What is Chiropractic?

Reasons gone to & Efficacy

Side Effects

Schedules

Stop Reasons

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Patient Evaluations

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Forum

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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

0.25 hours as needed	0.5hours as needed	0hours as needed	0other as needed	10minutes as needed	15 min as needed	15minutes as needed	1hours as needed	1 hr as needed	1 other as needed	1other as needed	20minutes as needed	30 min as needed	30minutes as needed	daily	every other week	hours as needed	monthly	weekly	yearly	0.5 hours monthly	1 hr monthly	1 other monthly	0.5 hours every other week	2 hr monthly	2 other monthly	0.5 hours weekly	1 hr every other week	1 min every other week	1 other every other week	3 other monthly	1.5 hours every other week	45 min yearly	1 hr weekly	1 other weekly	2 other every other week	60 min yearly	5 min monthly	75 min yearly	90 min yearly	2 hr weekly	2 other weekly	10 min monthly	3 hr weekly	3 mg weekly	3 other weekly	172 min yearly	15 min monthly	20 min monthly	5 min weekly	30 min monthly	monthly	1 hr daily	15 min every other week	35 min monthly	37.5 min monthly	40 min monthly	10 min weekly	20 min every other week	weekly	45 min monthly	50 min monthly	60 min monthly	monthly	15 min weekly	30 min every other week	20 min weekly	90 min monthly	3 hr daily	3 other daily	30 min weekly	30 other weekly	40 min weekly	45 min weekly	60 min weekly	90 min weekly	100 other weekly	135 min weekly	400 hr every other week	30 min daily
1	2	3	1	1	1	2	10	2	2	6	3	1	2	1	1	6	5	7	1	3	13	9	3	3	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	12	5	1	2	1	1	1	6	1	1	1	1	3	1	4	5	1	3	1	3	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	4	1	10	1	2	1	1	1	13	1	1	3	10	4	1	2	1	2