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Chiropractors use and have used various terms to express this concept: subluxation, vertebral subluxation (VS), vertebral subluxation complex (VSC), [11] "killer subluxations", [2] and the "silent killer". [12] Chiropractors along with some physical therapists and osteopathic physicians, [13] have also used another term, BOOP, meaning "bone out ...
A chiropractic adjustment intends to affect or correct a vertebral joint's alignment, motion, and/or function. Specifically, adjustments are intended to correct "vertebral subluxations", a non-scientific term given to the signs and symptoms that are said by chiropractors to result from abnormal alignment of vertebrae. [3]
An example of a joint subluxation is a nursemaid's elbow, which is the subluxation of the head of the radius from the annular ligament. Other joints that are prone to subluxations are the shoulders , fingers , kneecaps , ribs, wrists, ankles, and hips affected by hip dysplasia .
Spinal manipulation, which chiropractors call "spinal adjustment" or "chiropractic adjustment", is the most common treatment used in chiropractic care. [83] Spinal manipulation is a passive manual maneuver during which a three-joint complex is taken past the normal range of movement, but not so far as to dislocate or damage the joint. [84]
Nor is there any reason to believe that 'pelvic deficiency' or its associated 'subluxations' are pathologic conditions." [ 3 ] "Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique is a nonsensical diagnostic and treatment system centered on the notion that leg-length analysis can locate subluxations and determine when to adjust the spine."
Lumbar, cervical and thoracic chiropractic spinal manipulation. In the late 19th century in North America, therapies including osteopathy and chiropractic became popular. [8] Spinal manipulation gained mainstream recognition during the 1980s. [1] In this system, hands are used to manipulate, massage or otherwise influence the spine and related ...
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Throughout its history, chiropractic has been the subject of internal and external controversy and criticism. [1] [2] According to magnetic healer Daniel D. Palmer, the founder of chiropractic, "vertebral subluxation" was the sole cause of all diseases and manipulation was the cure for all disease.