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2. Spinal adjustment - Wikipedia

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   Spinal adjustment. A chiropractor performs an adjustment on a patient. Spinal adjustment and chiropractic adjustment are terms used by chiropractors to describe their approaches to spinal manipulation, as well as some osteopaths, who use the term adjustment. Despite anecdotal success, there is no scientific evidence that spinal adjustment is ...

3. Chiropractic - Wikipedia

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   Chiropractic (/ ˌkaɪroʊˈpræktɪk /) 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 has esoteric origins [ 3 ] and is based on several pseudoscientific ideas.

4. Chiropractic controversy and criticism - Wikipedia

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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. [3] A 2003 profession-wide survey found "most ...

5. A routine chiropractor visit left her paralysed at 28. One ...

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   One year ago, Caitlin Jensen visited a Georgia chiropractor for a neck adjustment and left in an ambulance. The 29-year-old has been in and out of hospitals and rehab centres ever since. Sheila ...

6. Chiropractic treatment techniques - Wikipedia

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   The Activator Method Chiropractic Technique (AMCT) is a chiropractic treatment method and device created by Arlan Fuhr as an alternative to manual manipulation of the spine or extremity joints. The device is categorized as a mechanical force manual assisted (MFMA) instrument which is generally regarded as a softer chiropractic treatment technique.

7. History of chiropractic - Wikipedia

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   The history of chiropractic began in 1895 when Daniel David Palmer of Iowa performed the first chiropractic adjustment on a partially deaf janitor, Harvey Lillard. While Lillard was working without his shirt on in Palmer's office, Lillard bent over to empty the trash can. Palmer noticed that Lillard had a vertebra out of position. He asked ...