a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure
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chiropractic::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | intervention, treatment |
Examples of chiropractic
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His chiropractic facility was closed Thursday, a normal schedule for the office.
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Chiropractic care in general is safe when employed skillfully and appropriately.
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My father had an acute painful episode that was helped through chiropractic care.
From the democratandchronicle.com
I've had my share of chiropractic adjustments due to Lulu tugging on the leash.
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Hypnosis for Power was nestled among chiropractic and physical therapy practices.
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They tried to open a chiropractic to get him back in the game, but nobody came.
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The cat won't be forgotten any time soon at the Woodstock chiropractic clinic.
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Between rounds he has been receiving chiropractic treatment for a neck injury.
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He's seen nothing to support chiropractic, but quite a lot to support acupuncture.
From the guardian.co.uk
- A method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure
- Chiropractic is a health care discipline and profession that emphasizes diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine, under the hypothesis that these disorders affect general health via the nervous system. ...
- Veterinary chiropractic also known as Animal chiropractic, is an emerging subspecialization for Doctors of Veterinary Medicine (DVMs) and Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) to provide spinal manipulation, manual therapy and other holistic and conservative techniques for animals. ...
- A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures, for the purpose of alleviating neural dysfunction
- A primary health care profession in which professional responsibility and authority are focused on the anatomy of the spine and immediate articulation, and the condition of nerve interference. It is also a practice, which encompasses educating, advising about and addressing nerve interference.
- Study of the relationship between the structure and function of the nervous system.
- [chiro-, hand + pract, to perform] (n) the drugless system of healing founded by D.D. Palmer in Davenport, Iowa in 1895, which is primarily concerned with body structure (particularly the spine) as it relates to body function and pathology; and which employs various physical treatments to ...
- Used almost entirely to treat musculo-skeletal complaints through adjusting muscles, tendons and joints and using manipulation and massage techniques. Diagnostic procedures include case histories, conventional clinical examination and x-rays. ...
- 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 muscles throughout the body.
