Adding chiropractic care to your benefits plan will likely increase its value-for-dollar, finds a new survey.

The results of the study, which were prepared for the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress, show that chiropractic care is more effective than other treatments for treating low back and neck pain.

“Chiropractic care stacks up very well clinically against other procedures and interventions. And it saves money to the system in the process,” said Gerard Clum, a chiropractor and spokesperson for the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress and president of Life Chiropractic College West.

As for cost, chiropractic physician care for low back pain increases total annual per patient spending by $75 compared with medical physician care, while for neck pain, chiropractic physician care reduces total annual per patient spending by $302 compared with medical physician care.

. . . When considering effectiveness and cost together, chiropractic physician care for low back and neck pain is highly cost-effective and represents a good value in comparison to medical physician care, concludes the report.

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