J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1988 Dec; 11(6): 474-9.

Drug usage by patients attending chiropractic clinics.

Jamison JR, Shadwell SJ, Foley NG, Leskovec K.

Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Phillip Institute of Technology, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.

While chiropractors themselves offer a "natural" form of health care, their patients are drawn from a drug-ingesting population. This survey, conducted on patients attending chiropractic teaching clinics, found that more than 92% of respondents used drugs. Drugs assessed included nutritional supplements, social and prescription drugs. This paper considers the clinical manifestations of drugs frequently encountered in this study and comments on their impact for chiropractic practitioner's clinical practice.