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Follow on Google News | Foundation for Chiropractic Progress Position Paper Responds to Deadly Epidural Steroid InjectionsFoundation for Chiropractic Progress Position Paper Responds to Deadly Epidural Steroid Injections, Overuse of Prescription Drugs and Back Surgery to Relieve Back Pain.
“While Americans continue to battle back pain with sophisticated and expensive drugs, diagnostics, physical therapies, and surgical techniques, they are now re-examining the safety of these high-tech, invasive medical interventions – which are often worse than the disease and don’t seem to be getting individuals any closer to relief than they were decades ago,” says Gerard W. Clum, D.C., spokesperson, F4CP. “Chiropractic care is a conservative, evidence-based approach, which includes manual and or instrument spinal care, postural advice, exercise and stretching counsel – along with general lifestyle suggestions and feedback – that holds the potential to help individuals avoid these negative outcomes. It may allow individuals to sidestep many of the pitfalls associated with recovering from – or least managing – back pain, and is fast becoming the first option in providing a drug-free, non-invasive approach.” Key Conclusions Back pain is pervasive throughout the United States, with direct costs of treatment over $50 billion annually. A report by the National Center for Health Statistics found that more than a quarter of adults had low back pain in the past three months, and it's the second most common neurological ailment in the United States, trailing only headaches, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. End
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