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General health status improves with chiropractic

The Fall 1999 issue of the Chiropractic Research Journal (vol. 6, no. 2) reports that patients under chiropractic care reported an improvement in their general health status after receiving chiropractic adjustments. The study used the RAND (SF-36) Health Survey and the global well-being scale (GWBS) as measures of improvement. Researchers also measured changes in misalignment of spinal vertebra by using X-rays before and after the adjustments. The GWBS survey was completed at each visit. The SF-36 survey was given at the beginning of the patient's care, at the four week mark and at the end of the care plan when their initial complaint reached Maximum Chiropractic Improvement, (MCI). The SF-36 measures such areas as physical function, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social function, emotional and mental health. While all areas showed improvement the area which showed the most improvement was the physical area with an average improvement of 39 points on a scale of 100. By way of commentary, it comes as no surprise that patients reported a general improvement in health after beginning chiropractic care. Chiropractic has long maintained that a body free of interference is able to function at and maintain a higher level of health than one that is afflicted with vertebral subluxation.

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