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Chiropractic
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Descriptions
Chiropractic is a complementary and alternative health care profession which focuses on diagnosing, treating, and preventing mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, their effects on the nervous system, and on general health. Chiropractic's premise is that spinal joint misalignments, which chiropractors call vertebral subluxations , can interfere with the nervous system and result in many different conditions of diminished health. In contrast, the term subluxation , as used in conventional medicine, is usually associated with specific conditions which are a direct consequence of injury to joints or associated nerves. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Chiropractic (Wikipedia)
An occupational discipline founded by D.D. Palmer in the 1890's based on the relationship of the spine to health and disease. The spine is analyzed by X-rays and palpation, and vertebrae are adjusted manually to relieve pressures on the spinal cord. OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE was originally similar but has become more like FAMILY PRACTICE. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Chiropractic
- Part Display Name
- Chiropractic
- Part Type
- Method (Describes the method by which the test was performed)
- Created On
- 2000-05-03
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Chiropractic
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | chiropractie Synonyms: chiropraxie |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 脊柱按摩疗法 Synonyms: 手疗法; |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Chiropratica |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Χειροπρακτική Synonyms: Χειροπρακτική |
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