The Role of Chiropractic Care in the Treatment of Dizziness or Balance Disorders: Analysis of National Health Interview Survey Data. (April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ndetan, Harrison; Hawk, Cheryl; Sekhon, Vishaldeep Ka; Chiusano, Miguel
• Other Names: Hawk Cheryl guest-editor.; Greenstein Jay guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine. Volume 21:Number 2(2016:Apr.)
• Page Start: 138
• Page End: 142
• Publication Date: 2016-04
• Subjects: chiropractic -- manipulation -- dizziness -- balance disorders; Alternative medicine -- Periodicals; Complementary Therapies -- Periodicals; 615.505
• DOI: 10.1177/2156587215604974
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2156-5872

Abstract

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.