Dizziness

• 2nd only to low back pain in chronic reasons to see a doctor
• 90 million Americans complain of dizziness &/or imbalance at least once in their lifetime
• Patients with chronic dizziness visit more than 5 different physicians
  

Imbalance

• Of patients over 65, 50% of them will fall per year
• 200,000 hip fractures per year
• Falls are the leading cause of death from injury in persons over 65 years

Chronic Headaches / Migraines

• 1 in 5 adults suffer from chronic/recurrent headaches
• Migraine supports a $5 billion/year pharmaceutical industry
• 4th most common reason for young females (18-35) to see a physician

Allergies

• Ranked among the top 3 most common complaints to seek the help of a physician
• Greater than 67% of the population over the age of 10 will experience a form of seasonal or chronic allergies during their lifetime

Concussions/Mild Head Injuries

• Over 450,000 young adults per year
• 1.3 million patients per year will be diagnosed with “Post Concussion”
• Athletes who suffer 2 or more concussions will be affected by chronic cognitive symptoms

Alzheimer’s/Dementia/Adult ADD

• Over 15 million elderly Americans will be diagnosed with some form of Dementia
• Over 2000 nursing homes in Texas alone
• Incidence is  increasing with aging population and “baby boomers”

Autistic Spectrum/Learning Disorders

• 25% of school children are diagnosed with processing disorders
• 15% increase in the incidence of ADD/ADHD since 1976
• 90% fall into category of “Academic Underachievers”
• 1 in 150 children in America today have an autism spectrum disorder