The study, which involved research by medical doctors, a psychologist and chiropractors, is in the current issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. Part of the bad rap can be blamed on the belief, once common among chiropractors, that spinal manipulation helps almost every ailment. Death is rare in the history of chiropractic, notes Mior. Based on the belief that good health is founded on the unhampered flow of nerve impulses that originate in the brain and spinal cord and then travel to all parts of the body. Therapy begins with analysing the patients' spinal column for abnormal alignments of the vertebrae.
Studies stress the biomedical sciences and provide special training in manipulation techniques.
Most people consult a chiropractor because of pain that appears to originate in the musculoskeletal system, usually the neck and-or back. Headlines Alzheimer's Cosmetic Surg. To make suggestions, comments about C-Health, click here . We welcome your feedback. All rights reserved.