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"America's Top Chiropractors"
Consumers' Research Council of America has compiled a list of top Chiropractors throughout the United States by utilizing a point value system. This method uses a point value for criteria that we deemed valuable in determining top health care professionals.
The criteria that was used and assessed a point value is as follows:
Experience: | Each year the Chiropractor has been in practice |
Training: | Education, specialty training and Continuing Education |
Professional Associations: | Member and/or affiliations of Chiropractic Associations |
Simply put, Chiropractors that have accumulated a certain amount of points qualified for the list. This does not mean that Chiropractors that did not accumulate enough points are not proficient at administering Chiropractic care, but merely did not qualify for this list because of the points needed for qualification.
Similar studies have been done with other professions using a survey system. This type of study would ask fellow professionals about who they would recommend; we found this method to be more of a popularity contest. For instance, professionals who work in a large office have much more of a chance of being mentioned than a professional who has a small private practice. In addition, many professionals have a financial arrangement for back-and-forth referrals. For these reasons, we developed the point value system.
Since this is a subjective call, there is no study that is 100% accurate. As with any profession, there will be some degree of variance in opinion. If you survey 100 patients from a particular physician on their satisfaction, you will undoubtedly hear that some are very satisfied, some moderately satisfied and some dissatisfied. This is really quite normal.
We feel that a point value system takes out the personal and emotional factor and deals with factual criteria. We have made certain assumptions. For example, we feel that the more years in practice is better than less years in practice; more education is better than less education, etc.
The top Chiropractor list that we have compiled is current as of a certain date and other Chiropractors may have qualified since that date. Nonetheless, we feel that the list of top Chiropractors is a good starting point for you to find a qualified Chiropractor.
No fees, donations, sponsorships or advertising are accepted from any individuals, professionals, Chiropractors, clinics, healthcare facilities, corporations or associations. This policy is strictly adhered to ensure an unbiased selection.