Is Chiropractic Safe?
Chiropractic care is a safe, effective health care system for the whole family. While no health care is completely risk-free, few can match chiropractic’s safety. It’s gentle, non-invasive, drug-free methods benefit all age groups, from newborn infants to seniors and all ages in between. Chiropractic is the largest natural health-care profession for a reason….it’s safe and it works! If we’re going to be measuring safety, the statistics must be put into perspective. Our standard reference is modern medicine.
How Safe is Medicine?
Most people run to their physician for every scrape, sniffle, and fever but few realize the inherent risks of drugs and medical care.
Studies show that as high as 10,000 Canadians die a year as a result of medical error. A further 10,000 deaths result from infections acquired in hospitals and unanticipated complications from medications. Add this to an estimated 20,000 medication-related deaths in non-hospital settings. That is 40,000 deaths per year. It is the equivalent of a jumbo jet crash every three to four days.
40,000 deaths per year makes drugs and medical care the 3rd leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer.
What about Aspirin?
Anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin cause 3000 deaths per million people by bleeding ulcers. Aspirin, the one-a-day habit, has been shown to cause up to 7000 strokes per million people
using it.
Is Chiropractic Safe?
The risks associated with a chiropractic adjustment are so minimal, they are nearly impossible to measure. A study published in the Canadian Medical Journal said serious adverse reactions are estimated at approximately 1 in 5.6 million adjustments. To put this into perspective . . . any given person is more likely to be struck by lightning multiple times then suffer any permanent consequence from a chiropractic adjustment. The truth of the matter is the most common outcome of chiropractic care is, by far, improved health.