Chiropractic Treatment Procedures

By Editorial Staff

Summary of Reported Patient Demographics
Gender
Male	40.7%	Female		59.3%
Age
17 or younger	9.7%	51 to 64		21.2%
18 to 30	19.1%	65 or older		13.3%
31 to 50	36.7%
Ethnic Origin
White	65.0%	American Indian		3.0%
Hispanic	10.3%	Filipino		2.4%
Other	0.9%	Alaskan Native		0.3%
Asian	5.6%	Pacific Islander		1.4%
Black	11/3%
Occupation
Tradesman/Skilled Labor			19.1%
White collar/Secretarial			16.5%
Homemaker			13.8%
Unskilled Labor			12.0%
Executive/Professional			11.9%
Retired or other			11.7%
Student			7.6%
Professional/Amateur athlete			7.4%

The 16-page NBCE Survey of Chiropractic Practice asked participants to report demographic information such as gender, ethnic origin, highest level of nonchiropractic education attained, postgraduate certificate, and the institution which conferred their doctor of chiropractic degree. It also asked participants to report certain patient demographics (as illustrated above).

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Survey data indicated that less than five percent of responding chiropractors currently held hospital staff privileges; 77.2% reported that they had received referrals from medical and/or osteopathic physicians within the past two years.

Chiropractic Treatment Procedures

Primary Approach %

Full Spine 93.3

Upper Cervical 1.7

Other 5

Adjustive Techniques
%

Diversified
91.1

Gonstead
54.8

Cox/Flexion-Distraction
52.7

Activator
51.2

Thompson
43

SOT
41.3

NIMMO/Tonus Receptor
40.3

Applied Kinesiology
37.2

Logan Basic
30.6

Cranial
27.2

Palmer Upper Cervical/HIO
26

Meric
23.4

Pierce-Stillwagon
19.7

Other
15

Pettibon
6.3

Barge
4.1

Grostic
3.4

Toftness
3.3

Life Upper Cervical
2

Survey respondents were asked to indicate their primary technique approach, and which of 20 adjustive and 25 nonadjustive techniques they have used in their practice during the previous two years.

Chiropractic Treatment Procedures

Summary of Reported Patient Demographics