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Dynamic Chiropractic – March 23, 1998, Vol. 16, Issue 07 Post Comments Less Medicine, More Surgery By Editorial Staff The conventional paradigm for treating neck and back problems is medical treatment (usually drugs), and/or surgery. A recent study found a sharp decrease in medical treatment, but an alarming increase in surgery: Hospital Admissions (per 100,000 adults) for Medically Treated and Surgically Treated Neck and Back Problems Medical Treatment 1982 1987 1992 Ontario 242.8 180.2 117.1 U.S. 586.3 383.6 143.7 Surgically Treated Ontario 72.1 72.4 82.3 U.S. 160.5 194.1 217.2 The researchers suggest that "higher admission rates for surgery in the U.S. may reflect a larger supply of surgical specialists and imaging units." ------------------ SOURCE: Lavis JN, Anderson GM, Taylor VM, Deyo RA, Bombardier C, Axcell T, Kreuter W. Trends in hospital use for mechanical neck and back problems in Ontario and the United States: discretionary care in different health care systems. Can Med Assoc J 1998;158:29-36. Post Comments OEM Software Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection Buy

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