Chiropractic treatment shown to be more effective for neck pain than medications.

Neck pain is a common complaint that nearly three quarters of us will experience at some point in our lives. Neck pain is one of the most commonly reported reasons people seek primary care treatment. Neck pain results in millions of doctors visits each year and increasing health care costs. Although it is not life-threatening, neck pain has a negative effect on productivity and the overall quality of our lives.
New research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine (Internal medicine's premier, highly cited journal for scholarly research, evidence reviews, and guidelines for patient care), compared chiropractic treatment to pharmaceutical intervention for both acute and sub-acute neck pain. They also compared short term and long term results.
The conclusion was impressive. For participants with acute and sub-acute neck pain, Chiropractic treatment was more effective than medication in both the short and long term. Find the entire study at the following link: http://www.annals.org/content/156/1_Part_1/1.full.pdf+html.

Chiropractors attempt to restore normal musculoskeletal function. It generally follows that if the structures of the neck operate correctly, there is no pain or stiffness. Since a Chiropractor will usually correct a structural problem, patients will experience longer term symptomatic relief. Medicines may be effective, but may not “fix” the problem.

Here are the comments of James Hoffman, MD, an orthopedist who reviewed the results: “I have worked in orthopedics for over 15 years and have referred hundreds of cases to a chiropractor near us. He has helped not all of the cases, but he has helped most of them feel better when the medical community could not. I have had several very in depth conversations with this chiropractor and I fully trust referring some of my patients to him. I have referred for cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spinal manipulation therapy.”