Patients’ Satisfaction with Chiropractic Care

When it comes to making important choices about treatment options for back pain, it’s worth looking at the experiences of others who have found something that works.  In recent years, the Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center has surveyed the magazine’s subscribers to do just that.  In April and May 2009, Consumer Reports released some of its findings publicly.  A summary appears below.

About the Survey Participants

• More than 14,000 participants who had suffered from lower-back pain in the prior year but had never had back surgery.


• More than half reported that pain severely limited their daily routine for a week or longer.


• Many reported that pain interfered with sleep, sex and efforts to maintain a healthy weight.


• 88% reported that the pain recurred through the year.


• Most had tried five or six different treatments.

How Respondents Ranked the Healthcare Providers Who Had Treated Them

*Defined as either Completely Satisfied or Very Satisfied.

⁺Difference in ranking for Physical Therapist and Acupuncturist were not statistically significant.

How Respondents Ranked Selected Back Pain Therapies

In July 2011, Consumer Reports published an updated report describing how Americans use alternative approaches to healthcare as well as their experience with various therapies and their providers.  Chiropractic care once again was reported to be the most popular approach to back pain relief and was ranked most highly in terms of patient satisfaction.

Dr. Anthony Rivano is a Board Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician in Florham Park, NJ.  He can help relieve back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome, and many other musculoskeletal conditions and restore mobility by using a drug-free, hands-on technique called “spinal manipulation”, "joint manipulation" or “chiropractic adjustment”.  He also uses other manual therapies, such as massage, ultrasound, electric muscle stimulation, cold laser therapy, EPAT Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Treatment to complement this primary treatment.  In addition, Dr. Rivano is skilled in designing exercise and nutrition programs for his patients that will help their bodies resist injury and function properly.  By focusing on both immediate pain relief and the underlying causes of  pain, Dr. Rivano can help you achieve a healthier overall lifestyle.

Every body is different. If you have questions about this article or whether chiropractic is an appropriate choice for your specific situation, please contact us (973)845-6282 or contact us here http://rivanochiropractic.com/contact. We are here to help!