TY - JOUR PY - 2015// TI - The role of chiropractic care in the treatment of dizziness or balance disorders: analysis of national health interview survey data JO - Journal of evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine A1 - Ndetan, Harrison A1 - Hawk, Cheryl A1 - Sekhon, Vishaldeep Ka A1 - Chiusano, Miguel SP - 138 EP - 142 VL - 21 IS - 2 N2 - The purpose of this study was to explore the role of chiropractic in the treatment of dizziness or balance disorders through an analysis of data from the 2008 National Health Interview Survey. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to assess the likelihood that respondents with dizziness or balance problems perceived that they were helped by specified practitioners. Eleven percent of respondents reported having had a balance or dizziness problem; more than 35% were aged 65 years and older. The odds ratio for perceiving being helped by a chiropractor was 4.36 (95% CI, 1.17-16.31) for respondents aged 65 years or older; 9.5 (95% CI, 7.92-11.40) for respondents reporting head or neck trauma; and 13.78 (95% CI, 5.59-33.99) for those reporting neurological or muscular conditions as the cause of their balance or dizziness.

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LA - en SN - 2156-5872 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2156587215604974 ID - ref1 ER -