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Chiropractic is a form of health care that focuses on the relationship between the body's structure, primarily of the spine, and function. Chiropractors use a type of hands-on therapy called manipulation (or adjustment) as their core clinical procedure.
Follow the links below to find information about chiropractic methods.
Reviewed September 2008
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Chiropractic
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Better Health Channel
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Chiropractors use spinal adjustments to improve many health problems that are related to nerve, skeleton and muscle problems. Spinal conditions like back pain, as well as health conditions like asthma, may all be helped by chiropractic treatment. Chiropractic theory is that a properly aligned spinal column allows the body to control and coordinate all organs, systems and functions, and optimise the person's health and wellness.
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Sep 2007
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Manual therapy for asthma
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Various manual forms of therapy are used to try and relieve asthma. Chiropractic and osteopathic techniques aim to increase movement in the rib cage and the spine to try and improve the working of the lungs and circulation. Other manual techniques inclu...
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Jan 2005
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Spinal manipulative therapy for low-back pain
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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This review of 39 trials found that spinal manipulation was more effective in reducing pain and improving the ability to perform everyday activities than sham (fake) therapy and therapies already known to be unhelpful. However, it was no more or less ef...
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Oct 2003
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Non-invasive physical treatments for chronic/recurrent headache
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Various physical treatments are often used instead of, or in addition to, medications to treat headaches. Evidence from controlled trials suggests that several non-invasive physical treatments may help prevent chronic/recurrent headaches. Spinal manipul...
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May 2004
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