A prospective study of 2,000 patients attending a chiropractic college teaching clinic.

Abstract:

:A prospective study was undertaken to characterize 2,000 patients attending a chiropractic teaching clinic and the effectiveness of the care they received. Fifty-two percent of the patients were between 21 and 34 years old; 41% categorized their occupation as professional and 14% as skilled blue collar; 79% presented with musculoskeletal complaints; 44% had low back pain; 41% had complaints less than 1 month; 83% had no work time loss. Eighty-one percent of musculoskeletal diagnoses were reported as strain, with less than 1% intervertebral disc syndrome. The primary treatment approach was manipulation in 90% of cases. As a group, both patients and interns had similar expectations about the likelihood of improvement following treatment and similar assessments of the degree of improvement actually attained. Eighty-two percent of patients improved during their course of treatment. An average 4.4 patient visits were encountered per episode of care, with an average total charge of $66.00.

journal_name

Med Care

journal_title

Medical care

authors

Nyiendo J,Haldeman S

doi

10.1097/00005650-198706000-00006

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1987-06-01 00:00:00

pages

516-27

issue

6

eissn

0025-7079

issn

1537-1948

journal_volume

25

pub_type

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