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Evidence-based medicine is the "conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. The practice of evidence based medicine means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research."(1) Evidence-based chiropractic integrates the best, and most recent, available research, clinical expertise of the chiropractor(s), and the individual values of each patient. The process is dynamic and actively seeks support and improvement. Clinical decision making is supported by research thereby enhancing the knowledge and skills of the chiropractor(s) to produce quality and effective patient care.

1. Sackett DL, Rosenberg WM, Gray JA, Haynes RB, Richardson WS. Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn't. BMJ. 1996 Jan 13;312(7023):71-2.

Patient-centered care is defined as "health care that establishes a partnership among practitioners, patients and their families (when appropriate) to ensure that decisions respect patients’ wants, needs and preferences and solicit patients’ input on the education and support they need to make decisions and participate in their own care."(1) Less than 10 percent of medical decisions are made with participation of a fully informed patient.(2) The Functional Spine Center will make every attempt to inform each patient of examination findings, treatment plans, and prognosis, allowing time for questions and concerns to be addressed. The chiropractors of the Functional Spine Center will demonstrate what information was used to reach our decisions, as well as, discuss risks, benefits, and overall understanding of the information provided.

1. Hurtado MP, Swift EK, and Corrigan JM. Institute of Medicine (IOM). Committee on the National Quality Report on Health Care Delivery, Board on Health Care Services. Envisioning the National Health Care Quality Report. National Academy Press: Institute of Medicine. 2000.
2. Braddock CH, Edwards KA, Hasenberg NM, Laidley TL, Levinson W. "Informed decision making in outpatient practice: time to get back to basics." JAMA. 1999 Dec 22-29;282(24):2313-20.