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Patient satisfaction higher with Chiropractors than others

A study published in the October, 1995 New England Journal of Medicine finds that patients are much more satisfied with the care given them by their Chiropractor than those who went to medical doctors were with their care.

 

42% of those patients who went to a Chiropractor for low back pain rated their care as "excellent" while only 27% of those who went to a medical doctor for the same problem rated their care as high. The Chiropractic patients also reported more satisfaction with their histories, examination and explanation of what was causing their problem.

 

The study also found that medical doctors were more inclined to order more expensive CT scans and MRIs. s