Chiropractic vs. Drugs and Surgery

Researchers studied 311 chiropratic patients, ages 65 and older, who had received "maintenance care" for 5 years or longer vs. healthy citizens the same age. Their results from the study were as follows:

1. Chiropractic patients spent only 31% of the national average for health care
2. They had 50% less medical provider visits
3. Their health habits were radically better than overall populations
4. They had far less cigarette consumption.
5. 98.5% believed that care to be considerably or extremely valuable

Chiropractic/wellness patients had:

1. 60.2% fewer hospital admissions
2. 59% less days hospitalized
3. 62% less outpatient surgeries
4. 85% less pharmaceutical costs

Can any practitioners of the typical, modern, medical-mentality model boast the same results in their patients?

Source: Journal of Manipulative and Physiologic Therapeutics (JMPT) http://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/ymmt/article/PIIS0161475400901088/abstract