Chiropractic

Chiropractic is a form of alternative medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially of the spine. It is based on... Wikipedia

  • Claims:  Vertebral subluxation, spinal adjustment, Innate Intelligence
  • Risks:  Vertebral artery dissection (stroke), compression fracture, death
  • Related fields:  Osteopathy, vitalism
  • Original proponents:  D. D. Palmer
  • Subsequent proponents:  B. J. Palmer
  • MeSH:  D002684
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo