Auto AccidentsAuto Accidents

Even "fender-benders" can cause hidden injuries that can develop into pain, headaches, and arthritis. Even worse, most people who have been involved in an auto accident may not even know that they've been hurt. Schluter Chiropractic uses specific adjustments to help return spinal function.

Pregnancy and ChiropracticPregnancy and Chiropractic

Chiropractic can provide natural prenatal care for pregnant women with headache, back pain, and more. Maintaining a healthy spinal alignment will assist the body in functioning more effectively during this significant time of change.

Cold Laser & AcupunctureCold Laser & Acupuncture

Dr. Schluter utilizes cold laser and painless acupuncture (without needles) to help reduce pain, inflammation, and promote healing for a faster recovery.

Back Pain, Neck Pain & HeadachesBack Pain, Neck Pain & Headaches

Chiropractic restores the health and mobility of the spine to provide lasting, effective relief of back pain.

Chiropractic care saves 40% vs medical care.

Study: Starting with Chiropractic Saves 40% on Low Back Pain CareA new study finds that low back pain care initiated with a doctor of chiropractic (DC) saves 40 percent on health care costs when compared with care initiated through a medical doctor (MD), the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) announced today. The study, featuring data from 85,000 Blue Cross Blue Shield beneficiaries, concludes that insurance companies that restrict access to chiropractic care for low back pain treatment may inadvertently pay more for care than they would if they removed such restrictions.

The study, “Cost of Care for Common Back Pain Conditions Initiated With Chiropractic Doctor vs. Medical Doctor/Doctor of Osteopathy as First Physician: Experience of One Tennessee-Based General Health Insurer,” which is available online and will also be published in the December 2010 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, looked at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee’s intermediate and large group fully insured population over a two-year span. The insured study population had open access to MDs and DCs through self-referral, and there were no limits applied to the number of MD/DC visits allowed and no differences in co-pays.

Results show that paid costs for episodes of care initiated by a DC were almost 40 percent less than care initiated through an MD. After risk-adjusting each patient’s costs, researchers still found significant savings in the chiropractic group. They estimated that allowing DC-initiated episodes of care would have led to an annual cost savings of $2.3 million for BCBS of Tennessee.

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