Chiropractic Clinics
Industry Profile Report
Dive Deep into the industry with a 25+ page industry report (pdf format) including the following chapters
Industry Overview Current Conditions, Industry Structure, How Firms Operate, Industry Trends, Credit Underwriting & Risks, and Industry Forecast.
Call Preparation Call Prep Questions, Industry Terms, and Weblinks.
Financial Insights Working Capital, Capital Financing, Business Valuation, and Financial Benchmarks.
Industry Profile Excerpts
Industry Overview
The 39,400 chiropractic clinics in the US provide care that is focused on the spine and neck to patients suffering from disorders or injuries to the musculoskeletal system. Chiropractors may specialize in sports medicine, neurology, pediatrics, orthopedics, nutrition, or radiology. Some practices offer health and wellness counseling, as well as nutritional supplements.
Competition from Other Providers
In addition to chiropractors, other medical providers, such as physical therapists and osteopaths, can treat patients for back or joint pain.
Growing Acceptance of Chiropractic Care
Changing perceptions of alternative medicine and more rigorous educational requirements have led to gradual acceptance of chiropractic care.
Industry size & Structure
A typical chiropractic clinic operates out of a single location, employs about 3-4 workers, and generates $450,000 in annual revenue.
- The chiropractic industry consists of about 39,400 companies, which employ 147,000 workers and generates $17.7 billion annually.
- Most chiropractors are solo practitioners who own and operate a single clinic. About 95% of chiropractic clinics employ less than 10 workers.
- No national chiropractic chains exist. The largest chains are confined by state boundaries.
- Half of all patients suffering from persistent back pain receive chiropractic treatment.
Industry Forecast
Chiropractic Clinics Industry Growth
Recent Developments
Jul 16, 2024 - Labor Costs Increase
- Chiropractic industry employment increased slightly during the first five months of 2024 while average wages for nonsupervisory employees increased moderately, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Chiropractic industry sales are forecast to increase at a 6.08% compounded annual rate from 2024 to 2028, faster than the growth of the overall economy, according to Inforum and the Interindustry Economic Research Fund, Inc.
- Disposable personal income, an indicator of demand for chiropractic services, increased 0.5% month over month in May 2024 while real personal consumption expenditures increased 0.3%, according to the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Real disposable personal income, what Americans make after adjusting for inflation and taxes, increased 0.5% during the period. The increase in real spending reflected increases in both goods (0.6%) and services (0.1%) outlays.
- Increased fundraising by private equity (PE) firms in 2023 is not expected to translate into increased health care industry deal counts in 2024, according to Home Health Care News. “Dry powder or available capital is not always indicative of future dealmaking,” Rebecca Springer, lead health care analyst at PitchBook, told Home Health Care News. “The typical investment period for a 10-year fund is five years with some additional flexibility through a number of technicalities. In 2024, we anticipate that PE health care managers will focus on deploying capital into existing portfolio companies, lower-middle-market platforms, and occasionally pursue opportunistic carve outs.” Health care’s share of global PE deal count peaked at 13.7% in 2020. That number fell to 10.8% in 2023— its lowest level since 2015.
- Chiropractic practices have begun targeting electronic sports injuries as a new revenue source. eSports, Electronic sports, also known as eSports, are competitive sports played via video games. Experts say that eSports injuries are increasing among middle school, high school, and especially college-age students. Millions of fans watch eSports athletes at live events or online. Major colleges now host eSports teams at their universities, and like athletes competing in more traditional sports, eSports athletes can also be injured, with many suffering overuse injuries.
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