How can I save money and get my employees back to work sooner?

A Clear Winner for Cost and Results

A 2003 poll indicated that Americans are worried more about health care costs than about losing their job, paying their rent or mortgage, or being a victim of a terrorist attack.[1]

Health care spending grew nearly four times faster than the U.S. economy grew in 2002. Studies have shown that chiropractic treatment is the clear winner for getting their patients out of pain faster for a fraction of the cost.

Fewer Costs and Days Lost

UTAH. The study evaluated 3,062 separate work-related injuries and found that chiropractic care was

• 73% more cost effective than medical care, and
• returned patients to work 10 times sooner than those under medical care.

(To ensure accurate and true results, only those back-related injuries with the same diagnostic codes were compared between the two treatment groups. Also, the medical treatments assessed were limited to nonsurgical medical treatments only.[2])

Shorter Disability, Lower Costs, Lower Hospitalization Rates

FLORIDA. This large study examined 10,652 patients who sustained back-related injuries on the job. Their findings revealed that individuals who received chiropractic care compared with standard medical care for similar diagnoses experienced had a:

• 51.3 % shorter temporary total disability duration
• 58.8 % lower treatment cost ($558 vs. $1,100 per case)
• 20.3 % hospitalization rate in the chiropractic care group vs. 52.2 % rate in the medical care group.[3]

Cost & Pain-Relief Effective with a Lower Chronicity Rate

AUSTRALIA. In this study, 1,996 workers' compensation cases were evaluated in patients who experienced work-related mechanical low back pain. Individuals who received chiropractic rather than medical 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).[4]