The Abt Study

Here's my advice to you...Gaumer GL, Walker A, Su S. “Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics.” May 2001; Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 239-259.

Abt Associates of Cambridge, MA, convened two expert panels (one panel primarily of medical doctors and the other entirely chiropractic), and asked the panels to investigate the role of the Doctor of Chiropractic as a primary health care provider. Both panels agreed that, with respect to a list of 53 primary care functions found to occur in daily medical offices, chiropractors are capable of making diagnoses in 92% of these activities.

The researchers concluded the “the overriding sense of agreement between allopathic and chiropractic physicians in terms of the scope of primary care activities, suggesting that there is opportunity for chiropractors and medical doctors to work together on patient care and organizational strategy.”

Portion reprinted by permission from the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research, Copyright 2003.

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