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2. Spinal adjustment - Wikipedia

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   Then, the chiropractor adjusts the spine with a quick and precise thrust. This is done to improve mobility in the vertebral joints. Lumbar Roll (a.k.a. side posture)—The chiropractor positions the patient on their side, then applies a quick and precise manipulative thrust to the misaligned vertebra, returning it to its proper position.

3. Chiropractic - Wikipedia

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   A 2010 systematic review stated that there is no good evidence to assume that neck manipulation is an effective treatment for any medical condition and suggested a precautionary principle in healthcare for chiropractic intervention even if a causality with vertebral artery dissection after neck manipulation were merely a remote possibility. [16]

4. Chiropractic treatment techniques - Wikipedia

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   The chiropractor treats problems found in this way moving progressively along the spine in the direction from the feet towards the head. [ 20 ] Although prone "functional leg length" is a widely used chiropractic tool, it is not a recognized anthropometric technique, since legs are often of unequal length, and measurements in the prone position ...

5. History of chiropractic - Wikipedia

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   To say or think that the science, art and philosophy of Chiropractic, or that Chiropractic, the three combined, has a religion, is really absurd and ridiculous". [45] The 2008 book Trick or Treatment states that in 1913 B.J. Palmer ran over his father, D.D. Palmer, at a homecoming parade for the Palmer School of Chiropractic. Weeks later D.D ...

6. Activator technique - Wikipedia

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   In 2003, the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners found that 69.9% of chiropractors used the technique, and 23.9% of patients received it. [14] The majority of US chiropractic schools and some schools in other countries teach the AMCT method, and an estimated 45,000 chiropractors worldwide use AMCT or some part of the technique. [5]

7. List of human positions - Wikipedia

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   Squatting is a posture where the weight of the body is on the feet (as with standing) but the knees and hips are bent. In contrast, sitting, involves taking the weight of the body, at least in part, on the buttocks against the ground or a horizontal object such as a chair seat. The angle between the legs when squatting can vary from zero to ...