Why Health Care Costs for LBP Are So High Initiating care with an MD for back pain results in much higher health care costs than going to a DC, says

This is another is a long list of studies showing that chiropractic care of low back pain is significantly more cost effective than medical care. The study is from the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics and entitled "Cost of Care for Common Back Pain Conditions Initiated With Chiropractic Doctor vs. Medical Doctor / Doctor of Osteopathy as First Physician." This is a retrospective claims review of medium and large insurance plans of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee. It showed 40% less cost for chiropractic initiated care compared to MD initiated care and with risk adjusting still showed a 20% less cost.

Decreased cost with chiropractic care was seen in many of the previous studies even though non of them included all the indirect costs which constitute a majority of the medical costs.

Why Health Care Costs for LBP Are So High