Will chiropractic care help the elderly population save money?

In 1996, the RAND Corporation studied* geriatric patients who were under chiropractic care compared to those who were not and found that the individuals under continuing chiropractic care were:

·         Free from the use of a nursing home [95.7% vs 80.8%];

·         Free from hospitalizations for the past 23 years [73.9% vs 52.4%];

·         More likely to report a better health status;

·         More likely to exercise vigorously;

·         More likely to be mobile in the community [69.6% vs 46.8%].

Although it is impossible to clearly establish causality, it is clear that continuing chiropractic care is among the factors of patients experiencing substantially fewer costly healthcare interventions.


Without chiropractic care, you live a shorter, sicker, costlier life.
 
*(Coulter ID, Hurwitz EL, Aronow HU, Cassata DM, Beck JC. Chiropractic patients in a comprehensive home--based geriatric assessment, follow-up and health promotion program. Topics in Clinical Chiropractic 1996; 3(2): 46-55.)