Research performed at the New Zealand School of Chiropractic and reported inJournal of Vertebral Subluxation Research [3(2), 1999] shows that patients
under chiropractic care experienced an increased “Quality of Life”.
Quality of Life was determined by asking patients to fill out a survey and assess
their own health in four areas; Physical State, Emotional/Mental State, Stress and
Life Enjoyment. These four areas made up a fifth area called Combined Wellness.
Quality of Life was measured as a sixth area of the survey.
89 people participated in the study which was conducted over a five month period.
The patients reported “significant positive perceived changes” in Physical State,
Mental/Emotional State and Combined Wellness.
The researchers also found that the data from this study suggested that Health and
Wellness may continue to increase over time while under chiropractic care.
By way of commentary, this research points out what chiropractors and their
patients have been experiencing for years; that by improving body function
chiropractic helps improve the health and wellness of you and your family.
Staying healthy is an active pursuit. We all need to do those things which help us
maintain health. We need to get good food, water, air and exercise. We must have
a positive mental outlook and maintain the integrity of our nervous systems
through chiropractic care. We can’t hope we’ll stay healthy, we have to work at it.
It is known that surveys are the weakest form of evidence within sciences. Experimental psychology has shown this, but still the social sciences rely on them for assaying populations of people. I am not doubting the correlation of chiropractic care vs well-being, but I am doubting the veracity of this information based on the previous statement. We need to evince a more profound assessment of what is actually happening during the adjustments and what is happening within the mind of the subjects.
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