Testinmonials: What Medical Doctors Say

"...looks as though the treatment that the chiropractors give does something that results in a very long-term benefit."
T. W. Meade, M.D., CBC Radio

Jack Zigler, MD, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon with the Texas Back Institute, states -
"…what I found is that chiropractic education, side-by-side, is more similar to medical education .... They can do the same work-up and send the patient, who has already gone through his conservative treatment and had all his diagnostic work done, to the surgeon."

Charles Sadler, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon in Beverly Hills, California wrote,
“Staring in 1999, we began providing treatment within our own facilities. We have been gratified by the salutary effects upon our patient’s health. I know of several orthopedic surgeons in the … area who have included chiropractic in their practices for many years. They have been quite satisfied.”

M.D.s now categorize chiropractic manipulation with the highest rating:
"Generally accepted, well-established and widely used."
Spine, 1991
North American Spine Society

"A majority of family physicians (in Washington) admitted having encouraged patients to see a chiropractor, and two-thirds indicated a desire to learn more about what chiropractors do."
The Journal of Family Practice, 1992
"Family Physicians and Chiropractors: What's Best for the Patient?"

Scott Haldeman, DC, MD, PhD, stated, "…If we look at their basic guidelines, manipulation has consistently been accepted by independent government and scientific bodies as being a valid form of treatment."

"Our trial showed that chiropractic is a very effective treatment, more effective than conventional hospital outpatient treatment for low-back pain ... particularly in patients ... who have severe problems."
T. W. Meade, M.D.

Andrew Cole, MD, associate clinical professor of rehabilitation medicine at the University of Washington and recent past president of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation said, "Overall, manipulation has the advantage of reducing pain, decreasing medication, rapidly advancing physical therapy and requiring fewer passive modalities."

"The only difference that I can see is that the patients at John F. Kennedy get chiropractic manipulations. And in my experience, the patients at J.F.K. almost without fail get out of the hospital in a week. At Lutheran, it usually takes, oh, not uncommonly, 14 days."
Per Frietag, M.D., an Orthopedic Surgeon, on why he prefers to admit his patients with back pain to John F. Kennedy Hospital, which has staff chiropractors, rather than Lutheran General, which does not have staff chiropractors.