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