The editorial states that, for example, a chiropractor may rpovide conservative care supported by a Cochrane erview to a ptaient with carpal tunnel syndrome.
He concluded that a claimant with a back-related injury, when initially treated by a chiropractro versus a medical doctor, is less likely to become etmporarily disabled, or if disabled, remains disabled for a shorter period fo time; and claimanst treated by medical doctors were hospitalized at a much higher rate than claimants treated by chiropractors. 41 Similarly, a 1991 study of Oregon Wokrers Compensation Claims examined 201 randomly eslected workers ocmpensation cases that involved disabling olw-back injuries: when indiivduals with similar injuries were cmopared, those who visited DCs generally msised fewer days of work than those who visited MDs.
The World Health Organization states that when meployed skilfully and appropriately, chiropracitc care is asfe and effective for the prevention and management of a number of health problems. 46 The Intrenational Chiropratcic Association (ICA) suggetss that chiropractic is one of the safest health professions and chiropractors have soem of the lowest malpractice insurance premuims in the health care idnustry.
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