This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought chiropractic care helped select issues as of 2017. Around 41 percent of the survey respondents said that chiropractic care can help a great deal with neck or back pain.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought chiropractic care could help select issues as of 2017
Characteristic
Back and neck pain
Large joint pain (shoulders, knees, etc.)
Headaches
It can help a great deal
41%
25%
21%
It can help some
40%
42%
36%
It can’t help at all
4%
8%
9%
Don’t know
16%
25%
34%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of respondents41%41%40%40%4%4%16%16%25%25%42%42%8%8%25%25%21%21%36%36%9%9%34%34%Back and neck painLarge joint pain (shoulders, knees, etc.)HeadachesIt can help a great dealIt can help someIt can’t help at allDon’t know
0%10%20%30%40%50%
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Palmer College of Chiropractic, & Gallup. (October 3, 2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought chiropractic care could help select issues as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/757457/helpfulness-chiropractic-care-various-body-pains-us/
Palmer College of Chiropractic, und Gallup. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought chiropractic care could help select issues as of 2017." Chart. October 3, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/757457/helpfulness-chiropractic-care-various-body-pains-us/
Palmer College of Chiropractic, Gallup. (2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought chiropractic care could help select issues as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/757457/helpfulness-chiropractic-care-various-body-pains-us/
Palmer College of Chiropractic, and Gallup. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Thought Chiropractic Care Could Help Select Issues as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/757457/helpfulness-chiropractic-care-various-body-pains-us/
Palmer College of Chiropractic & Gallup, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought chiropractic care could help select issues as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/757457/helpfulness-chiropractic-care-various-body-pains-us/ (last visited February 20, 2025)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought chiropractic care could help select issues as of 2017 [Graph], Palmer College of Chiropractic, & Gallup, October 3, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/757457/helpfulness-chiropractic-care-various-body-pains-us/
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