14 Chiropractic facts

1. Chiropractic is the fastest-growing and second-largest primary health care profession.
2. Chiropractic was founded by a “magnetic healer”
3. There are approximately 60,000 doctors of chiropractic (DCs) in active practice in the United States spread from rural areas to inner cities.
4. At one stage, the founder of chiropractic (Daniel Palmer) considered turning it into a religion
5. Tens of millions of Americans routinely opt for chiropractic services and this number is rapidly growing.
6. 80% of Americans will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives.
   
7. WCB studies indicate a 45-55% saving in overall costs when treatments are provided by a chiropractors instead of a medical doctors.
8. To receive the doctor of chiropractic degree, candidates must complete extensive undergraduate prerequisites and four years of graduate-level instruction and internship at an accredited chiropractic institution.
9. 20% of all American military medical discharges are due to low back pain.
10. Doctors of Chiropractic are licensed in all 50 states in the US.
11. The existence of the nervous system as the primary control mechanism of the body is an scientific fact. Its relationship with the spine is the focus of the practice of chiropractic.
12. There is a singular lack of actuarial data that would justify concluding that chiropractic care is in any way harmful or dangerous.
13. Chiropractic has been around for more than 100 years.
14. 94% of all spinal manipulations are performed by chiropractors.