Here are some findings from some studies done by chiropractors and orthopedic surgeons......
Harvard Medical School Health Letter
"Chiropractic tratments of low back pain, which affects 75 million americans, is superior to the standard regimen administrated by medical doctors," a major British Study had concluded. "Chiropractic almost certainly confers worthwhile longterm benefit in comparison with hosptial out-patient management,"said T.W. Meade MD, a British medical doctor who headed the hospitals and chiropractic clinics.
Federal Medical Study Endorses Chiropractic for Back Pain-US Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research. And YES, MEDICARE EVEN PAYS for it!
December 8,1994 a panel of 23 doctors headed by Dr. Stanley Bigos, MD, professor of Orthopedic Surgery, studied 3900 medical articles on lower back pain. Their conclusions were that "Chiropractor's manipulation of the spine was more helpful than any of the following: traction, massage, biofeedback, acupuncture, injection of steroids into the spine, back corsets and ultrasound. Surgery was beneficial only in 1 out of 100 cases, and costs up to $80,000 dollars.