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THE UTAH STUDY - Fewer costs and days lost
This 1988 Utah
workers' compensation board study found a tenfold savings for mean compensation costs in back-related injuries treated by chiropractors as compared with medical doctors ($68.38 vs. $668.39).
THE FLORIDA STUDY –
Shorter disability, lower costs, and lower hospitalization rates.
This large study - conducted by the State of Florida - examined 10,652 patients who sustained back-related injuries on the job. Their findings revealed
individuals who received chiropractic care compared with standard medical care experienced had a (i) 51.3 percent shorter temporary total disability duration (ii) lower treatment cost by 58.8 percent (iii) 20.3
percent hospitalization rate in the chiropractic care group vs. 52.2 percent rate in the medical care group.
THE CALIFORNIA STUDY – Chiropractic patients get back to work sooner.
In this study, Richard Wolf, MD followed 500 individuals sent for chiropractic treatments and 500 individuals sent to medical doctor. Those who received
chiropractic treatments returned to work in an average of 15.6 days vs. 32 days in those who received treatments from medical doctors.
THE AUSTRALIAN STUDY
In this Australian study, 1,996 workers'
compensation cases were evaluated in patients who experienced work-related mechanical low back pain. Those individuals who received chiropractic care for their back pain returned to work 4 times faster (6.26 days
vs. 25.56 days) and had treatment that cost 4 times less ($392 vs. $1,569) than those who received treatments from medical doctors.
THE MANGA REPORT – Back to work... and fast!
According to
this Canadian government commissioned study, "...injured workers ... diagnosed with low-back pain returned to work much sooner when treated by chiropractors than by physicians."
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