Chiropractic

Chiropractic is a controversial form of alternative medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially of the spine. The main chiropractic... 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, B. J. Palmer
• MeSH:  D002684
• Data Source:  DuckDuckGo