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Chiropractic
Chiropractic is an alternative medical system. It takes a different approach from standard medicine in treating health problems.
The basic concepts of chiropractic are
- Your body has a powerful self-healing ability
- Your body's structure (mainly the spine) and its function are related
- The goal of chiropractic therapy is to normalize this relationship
Chiropractic professionals are doctors of chiropractic, or D.C.s. They use a type of hands-on therapy called spinal manipulation or adjustment. Many people visit chiropractors for treatment of low back pain.
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Overviews
- Chiropractic: A Safe Treatment Option(American Chiropractic Association)
- What Is Chiropractic?(American Chiropractic Association)
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Related Issues
- Chiropractors(Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- History of Chiropractic Care(American Chiropractic Association)
- Travel Aches and Strains Can Be a Pain in Your Back(American Chiropractic Association)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Chiropractic Therapy(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Chiropractic Therapy
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Research
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Low Back Pain: NACCAM Symposium(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
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Low Back Pain: NACCAM Symposium
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Medicaid services. Year end issue brief.
- Article: Chiropractic treatment of upper extremity conditions: a systematic review.
- Article: Altered sensorimotor integration with cervical spine manipulation.
- Chiropractic -- see more articles
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- Find a Doctor of Chiropractic(American Chiropractic Association)
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