Physical Therapy or Chiropractic Therapy?

Shaun Bostick According to the Institute of Medicine of The National Academies, the number of Americans who suffer from chronic back pain is 100 million (AAPM). Fortunately, there are many options out there that may help these Americans with their back pain. Relief ranges from surgeries to injections and from chiropractors to physical therapists and all in between. Having been diagnosed with scoliosis and degenerative disk disease since 2006, I have personal experience with most all of these treatments. Anyone suffering from grave pain of the spine needs to understand the difference between physical and chiropractic therapy before deciding which one to select as the correct therapy to relieve his or her pain. Although chiropractic work therapy and physical therapy both seem to be effective in treating diseases of the back, physical therapy seems to be more effective. One of the first things that back-pain sufferers should consider look at whilewhen trying to decide what treatment may be best for him and his situationthem is cost. “A healthy back does not require treatment to stay healthy.” (Doctors Corner INternet Group) According to this statement, it should not require routine maintenance on a back to keep it healthy; therefore, chiropractors who recommend routine visits may very well be out for the moneyto profit and notthan out just to help their patients. After reviewing statistics from Akron General,; a medical center in Ohio, and comparing it them to chiropractors that I personally know, physical therapy proves to be less expensive in that whenever someonmore cost-effective e goes toas with a physical therapist, he one knows exactly what he one is paying for and why he you areis paying for it. Although chiropractic work therapy may help with joint pain and muscle pain by through massaging and relaxing any knots, one should be careful when choosing a chiropractor, as chiropractic work therapy can prove to be expensive and does not seem to