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CHIROPRACTIC RESEARCHCHIROPRACTIC RESEARCH has validated what all Chiropractors and their patients have long known. For biomechanical conditions unquestionably Chiropractic is effective and cost effective. For 'medical' conditions such as constipation, shingles, infertility the available data is less convincing and, whilst plenty of anecdotal stories abound, the profession is still looking for hard-core research that Chiropractic is effective in other domains. Perhaps the single greatest mover of opinion and shaper of the medical horizon has not been research that proves chiropractic is effective for this or that. Those who WILL not see remain the blindest of them all. But powerful research that has and is convincing insurance companies that utilisation of Chiropractic saves them money, lots of it, is changing things. For example, over an extended period of seven years in a safe and highly regulated environment, research has overwhelming convinced insurance companies that inclusion of Chiropractic yields a consistent decrease in cost and care utilization. Just the 60% decrease in hospital admissions alone is sufficient. Adding grist to the mill is the fact that • Chiropractic Primary Care Physicians over a 7-year period have managed 60% of their enrolled members without requiring a referral. Leg Length InequalityInteresting research by a group of orthopedists concludes that LLI indeed contributes to OA of the hip and knee. Should we assume the same for the spine?They state that leg length measurement should be a part of the routine examination of the arthritic patient. But, what about the pre-arthritic Chiropractic patient? Soft tissue injuries in Whiplash. A 10 year follow up study.Convincing evidence confirming what chiropractors all know. Whiplash usually leaves its mark on the victims of whiplash.USEFUL LINKS
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