April 7th is World Health Day, and for the past 70 years this event has boosted awareness on many important health issues throughout the globe.
Brief History on World Health Day
World Health Day became an internationally recognized holiday in 1950. This was two years after it was initially brought up at the First World Health Assembly by the World Health Organization (WHO).
World Health Day is one of the eight international health campaigns sparked by the WHO.
Other WHO International Health Campaigns
- World Tuberculosis Day
- World Immunization Week
- World No Tobacco Day
- World Malaria Day
- World AIDS Day
- World Hepatitis Day
- World Blood Donor Day
The Benefits of Chiropractic Therapy
On this World Health Day, we’re going to highlight the health benefits and other positive trends associated with chiropractic therapy.
Some Conditions That Can Be Treated by Chiropractic Therapy
- Tension-type headaches
- Migraines
- Knee pain
- Back pain
- Neck Pain
- TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint Disorder)
- Disc herniation
- Sciatica
Chiropractic Facts & Statistics
Many non-bias clinical studies have been conducted that scientifically prove the benefits of chiropractic therapy.
Results of a new study suggest that older adults’ access to chiropractic care may reduce medical spending on services for spine conditions.
The researchers, from various arms of the University of Michigan and Rice University, examined the effect of chiropractic care accessibility on health care spending. They first identified nearly 85,000 older adults enrolled in Medicare who had a spine condition and who relocated once between 2010 and 2014. They assessed the patients’ accessibility to health care for each year and estimated the effect of moving to an area of lower or higher chiropractic accessibility on spine-related spending adjusted for access to the practitioners.
–National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health August 9, 2019
Did you know that physicians in the United States recommend chiropractic therapy more than any other type of complementary health treatment? According to the National Center for Health Statistics, more than half of the 5,622 physicians who took part in this survey have recommended chiropractic therapy to their patients.
The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends in an evidence-based clinical practice guideline published today in Annals of Internal Medicine that physicians and patients should treat acute or subacute low back pain with non-drug therapies such as superficial heat, massage, acupuncture, or spinal manipulation.
–American College of Physicians February 14, 2017
At Merckling Family Chiropractic, we offer all of the therapeutic services recommended by the ACP.
A Non-Invasive Treatment That Promotes Natural Healing
In our 15-plus years of practice, Merckling Family Chiropractic has come across countless patients who have went from doctor to doctor attempting to find an effective way to treat their symptoms. After deciding to schedule an appointment with us, the first words we hear following their initial treatment are almost always “thank you”.
On this World Health Day, do yourself a favor and contact us for a free consultation to see how chiropractic therapy can benefit your life.
