A system of skeletal manipulation to restore balance and normality in cases of structural derangement. A feature is their “high velocity: low amplitude thrust.” A number of herbal lotions and massage oils assist the Chiropractor to relax muscles and prepare tissues for manipulation. See: ROSEMARY AND ALMOND OIL. STIFF NECK SALVE, GOLDEN FIRE.
Chiropractors stress the importance of X-raying patients before applying manipulation. “Patients treated by chiropractors,” reported the Medical Research Council in the British Medical Journal, “were not only no worse off than those treated in hospital but almost certainly fared considerably better and maintained their improvement for two years.”
A complementary treatment for a range of disorders, including back pain, based on manipulation of the spine.
n. a system of treating diseases by manipulation, mainly of the vertebrae of the backbone. It is based on the theory that nearly all disorders can be traced to the incorrect alignment of bones, with consequent malfunctioning of nerves and muscle throughout the body. Practitioners in the UK are required to register at the General Chiropractic Council, set up in 1997 to regulate the profession.
A system of medicine based on the theory that disease is caused by malfunction of the nervous system, and that normal function of the nervous system can be achieved by manipulation and other treatment of the structures of the body, primarily the spinal column. A practitioner is a chiropractor, Doctor of Chiropractic (DC).... chiropractice
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