Compensation claims for chiropractic in Denmark 2013–2022

Compensation claims related to chiropractic care in Denmark increased between 2013 and 2022, but approval rates remained low. Most claims concerned dissatisfaction with treatment outcome or worsening of symptoms. Cervical artery dissection-related claims had the highest approval rate and accounted for the highest compensation. When approved, they were compensated based on the fairness rule stating that the outcome could neither have been predicted nor expected from patients' individual cases. Better communication between patients and chiropractors about expectations for treatment, natural course of conditions, and expected reactions to treatment will likely reduce the number of claims.