Clinical surveys show that complications from manipulation are rare. So low, in fact, that doctors who perform manipulation have the lowest malpractice insurance costs of all practicing doctors. And within the group of doctors who use manipulation, chiropractic costs are lowest. This means that when manipulation is performed by a Doctor of Chiropractic, the potential risk of complications from manipulation is at its lowest. A word of caution.
Manipulation is as much an art as it is a clinical science.
As more people become aware of manipulation's effectiveness, unlicensed or untrained persons might believe they too can use it safely and effectively. For your own safety, when selecting a doctor to provide manipulation for your back problem be sure you choose a doctor who is well trained and experienced in this form of care. This nationwide survey reveals that nearly one-half of the general public and six in ten of those who sought professional care for a back problem in the recent past regard DCs as most skilled in the use of spinal manipulation. And the majority of those who visited other doctors for a back problem also consider DCs more skilled in the use of manipulation than their medical or osteopathic doctor. Doctors of Chiropractic provide the vast majority of manipulation services to the American public.