The statistics used in this chart are based upon the Committee on Research of the International Chiropractors Association, the Kale Network and Kale Research Center. These finding represent the results obtained with "Specific Chiropractic" ("Brain Stem Procedure") care for a wide range of chronic conditions. The majority of these cases had also been previously diagnosed and treated by practitioners other than chiropractors.
| Conditions |
Percent Accepted for Treatment |
Percent Well or Much Improved |
Percent Slightly Improved |
Percent Same |
Percent Worse |
| Allergies |
92.3% |
87.2% |
10.3% |
2.5% |
0% |
| Anemia |
88.3% |
81.5% |
9.2% |
7.7% |
1.6% |
| Arthritis |
89.2% |
73.3% |
16.8% |
9.4% |
.5% |
| Asthma |
92.3% |
80.5% |
12.1% |
6.5% |
.9% |
| Back Disorders, General |
98.2% |
81.75% |
17.3% |
.95% |
0% |
| Bronchitis |
94.3% |
84.2% |
9.9% |
3.9% |
2% |
| Bursitis |
96.1% |
89.3% |
7.1% |
3.6% |
0% |
| Constipation |
98.3% |
79.2% |
13.3% |
6.7% |
.8% |
| Deafness |
96% |
71.9% |
17.7% |
10.4% |
0% |
| Diabetes Mellitus |
100% |
67.5% |
22% |
9.7% |
.8% |
| Dizziness |
94.6% |
86.3% |
7.8% |
5.9% |
0% |
| Dyspnea |
90% |
89.5% |
10.5% |
0% |
0% |
| Emotional Disorders |
90.4% |
85.5% |
8% |
5.5% |
1% |
| Epilepsy |
83% |
79.5% |
10.9% |
8.4% |
1.2% |
| Gall Bladder Disorders |
90.3% |
80.9% |
14.3% |
4.8% |
0% |
| General Tension |
86.4% |
72.5% |
16.5% |
8.8% |
2.2% |
| General Weakness |
89.2% |
87% |
8.7% |
0% |
4.3% |
| Goiter |
82.3% |
85.7% |
10.7% |
3.6% |
0% |
| Hay Fever |
92.3% |
81.6% |
13.4% |
5% |
0% |
| Headaches, Non-Migrane |
98.7% |
83.2% |
11.1% |
5.1% |
.6% |
| Herniated Discs |
87.3% |
88.2% |
7.9% |
3.5% |
.4% |
| High Blood Pressure |
88.6% |
73% |
19.3% |
6.4% |
1.3% |
| Indigestion |
96.4% |
89.4% |
4.5% |
5.3% |
.8% |
| Insomnia |
94.6% |
81.8% |
11.4% |
5.1% |
1.7% |
| Kidney Disorders |
88.3% |
81.9% |
3.6% |
9.7% |
4.8% |
| Liver Disorders |
87.1% |
80.5% |
16.7% |
2.8% |
0% |
| Low Blood Pressure |
94.1% |
73.6% |
17.6% |
8.8% |
0% |
| Lumbago |
96.7% |
72.8% |
18% |
4.2% |
5% |
| Menier's Disease |
88% |
92% |
0% |
8% |
0% |
| Menopause Disorders |
87.1% |
73.4% |
13.3% |
13.3% |
0% |
| Menstrual Disorders |
94.6% |
81.8% |
11.9% |
5.9% |
.4% |
| Mental Disorders |
91% |
72.5% |
16.5% |
8.8% |
2.2% |
| Migraine Headaches |
93.6% |
86.6% |
8.1% |
2.9% |
2.4% |
| Multiple Sclerosis |
75% |
33.3% |
30.9% |
26.2% |
9.6% |
| Nausea |
84.2% |
87.2% |
10.3% |
2.5% |
0% |
| Nervousness |
95.6% |
80.8% |
12.8% |
5.3% |
1.1% |
| Neuralgia |
97.3% |
80.1% |
14.2% |
5.7% |
0% |
| Neuritis |
98.2% |
86.4% |
6.4% |
7.2% |
0% |
| Parkinson's Disease |
82% |
34.8% |
34.8% |
26.1% |
4.3% |
| Pleurisy |
93.2% |
91% |
7.1% |
1.9% |
0% |
| Prostate |
88% |
83.7% |
7% |
9.3% |
0% |
| Rheumatism |
96.1% |
77.2% |
14.7% |
8.1% |
0% |
| Sacro-Iliac Disorders |
98.4% |
81.8% |
17.2% |
1% |
0% |
| Sciatica |
97.2% |
85% |
9.4% |
5.1% |
.5% |
| Sinusitis |
93.1% |
83.2% |
11.8% |
4.7% |
.3% |
| Spasmotic Torticollis |
98.6% |
93.2% |
4.4% |
2.4% |
0% |
| Spinal Curvatures |
97.1% |
82.9% |
5.7% |
8.6% |
2.8% |
| Stiff Necks |
92.6% |
93.2% |
4.4% |
2.4% |
0% |
| Stomach Disorders |
91.3% |
82.5% |
13.1% |
3.7% |
.7% |
| Strabismus |
95% |
80.4% |
12.5% |
7.1% |
0% |
| Tic Douloureaux |
91.2% |
77.3% |
11.4% |
9.1% |
2.2% |
| Ulcers |
92.1% |
80.2% |
13.2% |
6% |
.6% |
| Varicose Veins |
85.1% |
89.2% |
5.4% |
5.4% |
.0% |
| Vertigo |
98% |
86.3% |
7.8% |
5.9% |
0% |
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