Chiropractic RecommendationsWhat recommendations do you make to your patients? This bar graph reveals the percentage of chiropractic patients who remembered receiving the following recommendations from their DCs:
HORIZONTAL BAR GRAPHKeeping Appointments -- 82%Stretching -- 81% Apply Heat or Ice -- 74% Exercise -- 68% Alter Physical Activity -- 67% Improve Posture -- 58% Nutritional Diet -- 58% Reduce Stress -- 56% Relaxation Techniques -- 49% Supportive Devices -- 43% Change Home Environment -- 33% Vitamins -- 32% Bed Rest -- 32% Low--Fat Diet -- 26% Over--the--counter Medication -- 24% Stop Smoking -- 18% Change Work Environment -- 15% Low Salt Diet -- 14% Reduce Alcohol -- 12% ---------------------------------- SOURCE: Coulter ID, Hays RD, Danielson CD. The role of the chiropractor in the changing health care system. Sociology of Health Care (1996); Volume 13A:95-117. DC
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Dynamic Chiropractic - October 21, 1996, Volume 14, Issue 22