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Randolph Stone (February 26, 1890 – December 9, 1981) was an Austrian-American chiropractor, osteopath and naturopath who founded polarity therapy, a technique of alternative medicine. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He had an interest in philosophy and religions , and encountered Ayurvedic philosophy on a trip to India. [ 3 ]
Chiropractic was based on the belief that manipulating the spine unblocks the flow of a supernatural vital energy called Innate Intelligence, thereby affecting health and disease. Vertebral subluxation is a pseudoscientific entity not proven to exist.
In 2003, it was the 10th most frequently used chiropractic technique in the United States, with 37.6% of chiropractors employing this method and 12.9% of patients being treated with it. [10] Some basic AK based techniques have also been used by nutritional supplement distributors, including multilevel distributors .
Roughly 5% of older adults visit a chiropractor for treatments, and older adults ages 65 years and over make up about 14% of the people chiropractors treat. Research into the effectiveness of ...
One year ago, Caitlin Jensen visited a Georgia chiropractor for a neck adjustment and left in an ambulance. The 28-year-old has been in and out of hospitals and rehab centres ever since. Sheila ...
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Chiropractic (/ ˌ k aɪ r oʊ ˈ p r æ k t ɪ k /) is a form of alternative medicine [1] concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially of the spine. [2] It is based on several pseudoscientific ideas. [3]
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