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Mynd 10: Unnið úr niðurstöðum könnunar Vinnueftirlits ríkisins.
Könnun Vinnueftirlits ríkisins bendir til þess að
þessir kvillar séu jafn algengir hér og annarsstaðar26
og því ljóst að kírópraktorar geta gegnt mikilvægu
hlutverki innan heilbrigðisþjónustunnar hér á landi
(rnynd 10). Efnahagslegir erfiðleikar þjóðarinnar
skerpa enn frekar á mikilvægi kírópraktora.
Það er von mín að skrif þessi verði sem ílestum til
upplýsingar um það gagn sem hafa má af kírópraktík,
sjúklingum til heilla og samfélaginu til hagsbóta.
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