That’s right, if you don’t understand what really happens at a chiropractic office, your life could be in danger. Extreme? Not at all. Look at the facts.
– 1.9 million Americans are addicted to pain medications.
– Every 19 minutes an American dies because of misuse of a prescription medication. Remember Heath Ledger?
– Prescription drugs kill more people each year than cocaine, heroine and a handful of other illegal drugs combined.
– Hospital acquired infections kill as many as 98,000 americans a year.
– One study done by the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database for the years 2005 to 2008 showed that 10 of every 3745 spinal stenosis surgery patients dies.
– Rates of death from pain killers after spinal surgery are high as well.
What you don’t know about chiropractic could kill you. Chiropractic is safe. Statistically safer than driving to the grocery store. Chiropractic works. If it didn’t work, the 117 year old profession would not have millions of loyal patients who spend billions of dollars a year on our services. 117 years ago, medical doctors were cutting hair and performing bloodletting. Chiropractors were doing exactly what they are doing today, adjusting the spine to facilitate healing in the body. Chiropractors wouldn’t be officers in the U.S. military if it didn’t work. Why would Eli Manning have a chiropractor for no reason? Lance Armstrong?
If you don’t “believe” in chiropractic, it doesn’t matter. It’s not a religion and it works whether you believe, like or even love it. Placebo? Some chiropractors are paid hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to work on race horses. Their owners see improvement after treatment. Could someone tell me where to take lessons in “horse” so that I can convince them that the chiropractic adjustments will get them better? You get the point. If you, your friends, family and other loved ones don’t know that they should seek chiropractic help first for a host of pain issues including but not limited to back pain and headaches, they could be risking their lives with prescription drugs or surgery suggested by their doctor.
For more information contact the CDC (Center for Disease Control) or call Dr. Lou Jacobs at (207) 774-6251