According to a new Gallup-Palmer report that tested public assumptions about chiropractic care, 57 percent of U.S. adults are likely to visit a doctor of chiropractic (DC) if they experience back or neck pain. This first-ever nationally representative survey, commissioned by Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, found that 33.6million Americans sought chiropractic care in 2014, compared to a previously reported estimate of 20.6 million in 2012.

The survey discovered that a majority of U.S. adults believe chiropractic physicians are effective at treating neck and back pain. According to the report, more than half of all U.S.adults have visited a DC, and more than a quarter of them would choose chiropractic care first for back or neck pain.

Chiropractic physicians are trained in the most conservative treatment methods for neuromusculoskeletal complaints. The fact that more than half of U.S. adults have a positive attitude about the use and efficacy of chiropractic services is especially relevant in light of the prescription painkiller abuse and overuse that our country is experiencing at this time.

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