Study Shows Chiros Focusing on 'Easy' Lower-Back Exams

A study by the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation draws a bold line under a concern that physicians have had for years: The designated doctor program has tilted heavily toward chiropractors and away from medical doctors. The study, which looked at five years of data, offered a few new insights into the program, including the fact that chiropractors appear to be concentrating on lower-back exams. That data point sums up what’s wrong with the entire program, because back exams involve the least amount of work yet pay roughly the same as more complex examinations of the knee&nbs...