Encyclopedia - Chiropractic: Encyclopedia - Chiropractic
Chiropractic, also known as chiropractic care, is a health care discipline that claims to prevent and treat health problems by using spin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiropractic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chiropractic - Chiropractic Subluxation
Palmer imbued the term "subluxation" with a metaphysical and philosophical meaning. He held that certain dislocations of bones interfered...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiropractic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chiropractic - Chiropractic Subluxation
Palmer imbued the term "subluxation" with a metaphysical and philosophical meaning. He held that certain dislocations of bones interfered...   » Read the article

Article - Kirlian Photography: Chiropractic And Kirlian Photography - Viewing The Body's Energy Flow
Kirlian Photography can be used to show how chiropractic influences the flow of energy thru the body after treatment. Research presented ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiropractic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chiropractic - Criticism Of Chiropractic
Critics, including many mainstream medical doctors and scientists, often reject the claims of some chiropractic associations and schools ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiropractic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chiropractic - History
The roots of chiropractic care can be traced all the way back to the beginning of recorded time. Writings from China and Greece written i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chiropractic: Alternative Health Dictionary On Chiropractic
chiropractic (chiropractic medicine, chiropraxis): A multiform approach to characterizing and treating health problems. Its centerpiec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naprapathy: Encyclopedia - Naprapathy
Naprapathy is a branch of medicine, (manual medicine) that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuro-musculoskeletal conditions. D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vertebral Subluxation: Encyclopedia - Vertebral Subluxation
In chiropractic, vertebral subluxation is a condition in which a vertebra has lost its proper juxtaposition with an adjacent vertebra (to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Subluxation: Encyclopedia - Subluxation
In medicine, a subluxation is a partial dislocation or abnormal movement of a bone in a joint. For example, nursemaid's elbow is the subl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daniel David Palmer: Encyclopedia - Daniel David Palmer
Daniel David Palmer (March 7, 1845–October 20, 1913) was the founder of chiropractic. Palmer was born in Port Perry, near Toronto, Cana...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quackery: Encyclopedia - Quackery
Quackery is the practice of promoting medicine which lacks evidence of effectiveness. The word derives from quacksalver, an archaic word...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine
Osteopathic medicine (known as osteopathy in the past) is a branch of medicine which views the human body holistically, and emphasizes th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palpation: Encyclopedia - Palpation
Palpation is a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spinal Adjustment: Encyclopedia - Spinal Adjustment
A spinal adjustment is the method of choice for treatment of musculoskeletal conditions by chiropractors. Commonly referred to as an "ad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - B. J. Palmer: Encyclopedia - B. J. Palmer
Bartlett Joshua (B.J.) Palmer (September 9, 1882 - May 21, 1961), short for Bartlett Joshua Palmer, was a pioneer in the field of chirop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wilk V. American Medical Association: Encyclopedia - Wilk V. American Medical Association
Wilk v. American Medical Association was a federal antitrust suit brought against the American Medical Association and 10 co-defendants b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kinesiology: Encyclopedia - Kinesiology
Kinesiology is the study of human movement. The theory of kinesiology encompasses the study of the biological components of human movemen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Davenport Iowa: Encyclopedia - Davenport Iowa
The city of Davenport was incorporated in 1839 and is located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total popu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holistic Health: Encyclopedia - Holistic Health
Holistic health is a non-medical philosophy of well-being that considers the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of life as closely i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manipulative Therapy: Encyclopedia - Manipulative Therapy
Manipulative therapy involves use of body work or massage therapy and other physical manipulation of the body for healing, such as osteop...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chiropractic: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Chiropractic
chiropractic Science of manipulation of the body's joints, especially spinal adjustment   (See also: Chiropractic , Body Mind...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chiropractic: Alternate Health Therapy Dictionary On Chiropractic
Chiropractic - A system of therapies based upon the theory that disease is caused by abnormal function of the nervous system. It attem...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chiropractic: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Chiropractic
CHIROPRACTIC: the chiropractic system is based on the premise that the spine is literally the backbone of human health.   Misali...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chiropractic: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Chiropractic
CHIROPRACTIC: The chiropractic views that spine as the backbone of human health: misalignments of the vertebrae caused by poor posture...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chiropractic: Health And Healing Dictionary On Chiropractic
Chiropractic Chiropractic is a therapeutic system based upon the premise that interference with nervous system function predisposes th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chiropractic: Complementary Medicine Dictionary On Chiropractic
CHIROPRACTIC: Manipulation of the spine and movement of the extremities attributed to D.D. Palmer about 1890. Chiropractors vary in th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chiropractic: Holistic Health Dictionary I On Chiropractic
CHIROPRACTIC “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction,” says a law of physics. When a vertebra becomes mi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chiropractic: Alternative Medicine Dictionary Ii On Chiropractic
Chiropractic: Works with the body’s skeletal structure for improved posture, balance and ease of movement. It is based on the ph...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chiropractic: Alternative Health Dictionary Iii On Chiropractic
Chiropractic care is based on the premise that the health of the spine is essential to human health. Pain and discomfort caused by mis...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chiropractic: Natural Medicine Dictionary On Chiropractic
Chiropractic: Modern chiropractors, following principles first developed by Daniel David Palmer (1845-1913), seek to improve general h...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chiropractic: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Chiropractic
Chiropractic: Modern chiropractors, following principles first developed by Daniel David Palmer (1845-1913), seek to improve general h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Subluxation: Encyclopedia Ii - Subluxation - History: Chiropractic Perspective
Vertebral Subluxations are a concept that evolved over decades of research conducted in the chiropractic, osteopathic and medical profess...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - History
Osteopathic practice started just before the chiropractic movement in the Midwest of the United States in the nineteenth century. Early i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - History
Osteopathic practice started just before the chiropractic movement in the Midwest of the United States in the nineteenth century. Early i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chiropractic Manipulation: Traditional Medicine Dictionary On Chiropractic Adjustment
Chiropractic manipulation , Chiropractic adjustment , Chiropractic spinal adjustment: Spinal adjustments made by a chiropractor to ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mactimoney Chiropractic: Complementary Medicine Dictionary On Mactimoney Chiropractic
MACTIMONEY CHIROPRACTIC: The MacTimoney method is more subtle and is claimed to induce the natural healing process.   (See also...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Network Chiropractic: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Network Chiropractic
Network Chiropractic: First developed by Donald Epstein DC in the late 1970s, network chiropractic uses a slightly different sequence ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Traditional Chiropractic: Alternative Health Dictionary On Traditional Chiropractic
Traditional chiropractic: any form of chiropractic ascribed to D.D. (Daniel David) Palmer (1845-1913), chiropractic's founder, and to ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chiropractic Practice: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Chiropractic Practice
Chiropractic practice: a discipline that views the spine as the backbone of human health. Misalignments of vertebrae caused by poor po...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Network Chiropractic: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Network Chiropractic
NETWORK CHIROPRACTIC: uses Network Spinal Analysis, a method characterized by the sequential application of a number of gentle, specif...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chiropractic Network: Holistic Health Dictionary I On Chiropractic Network
CHIROPRACTIC NETWORK Promotes self-healing based on healing cycles and practices developed by Donald Epstein, D.C. The "network&q...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Angel Chiropractic Care: Alternative Health Dictionary On Angel Chiropractic Care
Angel Chiropractic Care: Wholistic approach promoted by Dr. Steven B. Angel. It encompasses applied kinesiology, Bach flower therapy, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Network Spinal Analysis: Alternative Health Dictionary On Network Spinal Analysis
Network Spinal Analysis (Network, Network Chiropractic, Network Chiropractic Spinal Analysis): Conspicuously vitalistic form of chirop...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Subluxation: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Subluxation
SUBLUXATION: in chiropractic, a misalignment of bones within joints said to interfere with the flow of nervous impulses and diminish t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adjustment: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Adjustment
ADJUSTMENT: In chiropractic, a small controlled thrust that moves a joint slightly beyond its normal range of motion.   (See al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mass Marketing: Encyclopedia Ii - Mass Marketing - Unusual Products Sold
Even "products" like politicians and professions (such as chiropractic), are subject to mass marketing. One of the earliest users of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spartanburg South Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - Spartanburg South Carolina - Education
Spartanburg South Carolina - College Town. Spartanburg is a "College Town", and it has six institutions of higher learning: The Univer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spartanburg South Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - Spartanburg South Carolina - Education
Spartanburg South Carolina - College Town. Spartanburg is a "College Town", and it has six institutions of higher learning: The Univer...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Osteopathic Manipulation: Traditional Medicine Dictionary On  osteopathic Manipulation
Osteopathic manipulation ,  Osteopathic manipulation ,  : Musculoskeletal manipulation based on the principles of OSTEOPA...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Choi Kwang Do: Alternative Health Dictionary On Choi Kwang Do
CHOI KWANG DO: Noncompetitive martial art that borrows from chiropractic, hatha yoga, holistic health, and shiatsu.   (See also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Principles
These are the eight major principles of osteopathy and are widely accepted throughout the osteopathic community. They are taken from the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Health: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Holistic Health
holistic health Natural, integrative approach to health and well-being utilizing diet, exercise, meditation, chiropractic, acupunctur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Principles
These are the eight major principles of osteopathy and are widely accepted throughout the osteopathic community. They are taken from the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Subluxation: Health And Healing Dictionary On Subluxation
SUBLUXATION in chiropractic, a misalignment of bones within joints said to interfere with the flow of nervous impulses and diminish th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Criticism
In the United States Osteopathic medicine has been criticized for including unproven therapies such as cranial and cranio-sacral manipula...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manipulation: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Manipulation
MANIPULATION: application of manual force for healing. Term describes the techniques used in osteopathy, chiropractic, massage, and ot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Medicine Around The World
There are two main schools of thought within the osteopathic world. They are so different in practice as to be separate professions, but ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alternative Medicine: Alternate Health Therapy Dictionary On Alternative Medicine
Alternative Medicine  - Almost any form of therapy that differs from conventional medical practices. Examples include homeopathy,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Medicine Around The World
There are two main schools of thought within the osteopathic world. They are so different in practice as to be separate professions, but ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holistic Health: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Holistic Health
HOLISTIC HEALTH - natural, integrative approach to health and well-being utilizing diet, exercise, meditation, chiropractic, acupunctu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Techniques Of Osteopathic Medicine
There are different techniques applied to the musculoskeletal system. These techniques can be applied to: (1) The joints (using High Velo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Morter Health System: Alternative Health Dictionary On Morter Health System
Morter Health System: Mode of chiropractic that includes B.E.S.T, Baby B.E.S.T., a videocassette stress-management program called The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Techniques Of Osteopathic Manual Medicine Omm
There are different techniques applied to the musculoskeletal system. These techniques can be applied to: (1) The joints (using High Velo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bio-iridology: Alternative Health Dictionary On Bio-iridology
bio-iridology: Mode of treatment selection based on the color of the iris and iris markings. One of its underlying purposes is to bala...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pseudoscience: Encyclopedia Ii - Pseudoscience - Fields Often Associated With Pseudoscience
Main article: List of alternative, speculative and disputed theories Examples of theories and fields of endeavor which their critics beli...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Osteopathy: Complementary Medicine Dictionary On Osteopathy
OSTEOPATHY: Structure governs function is the tenet of osteopathy. Andrew Taylor Still is given credit for initiating the system at th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manipulation: Health And Healing Dictionary On Manipulation
MANIPULATION application of manual force for healing. Term describes the techniques used in osteopathy, chiropractic, massage, and oth...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aromatherapy: Natural Medicine Dictionary On Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy – Pure essential oils are used to treat stress and anxiety as well as a wide range of other ailments. Aromatherapy ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Somasynthesis: Alternative Health Dictionary On Somasynthesis
somasynthesis: Form of somatic therapy developed by Clyde W. Ford, D.C. Somasynthesis borrows from theories developed by Roberto Assag...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Concept-therapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Concept-therapy
Concept-Therapy (Concept-Therapy Technique, Concept-Therapy total treatment method): Chiropractic system introduced in 1931 by Thurman...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Morter Bio Energetic Synchronization Technique B.e.s.t.: Alternative Health Dictionary On Morter Bio Energetic Synchronization Technique B.e.s.t.
B.E.S.T. (Morter Bio Energetic Synchronization Technique, Morter B.E.S.T., Morter B.E.S.T. Technique; originally called bio energetics...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Technique: Alternative Health Dictionary On Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Technique
Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Technique (N.A.E.T.): An offshoot of applied kinesiology that was the subject of an article in a 199...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Osteopathic Medicine: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Osteopathic Medicine
OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE: Osteopathic medicine is very similar to chiropractic, with one important exception.   Osteopaths focus mor...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Naprapathy: Health And Healing Dictionary On Naprapathy
Naprapathy "Napravit" means to correct or fix, and "pathos" means suffering. Pracitioners manipulate the muscles, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Polarity Therapy: Health And Healing Dictionary On Polarity Therapy
POLARITY THERAPY based on a theory of energy flow in the body developed by Randolph Stone, a doctor of naturopathy, osteopathy, and ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bloomington Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Bloomington Minnesota - Higher Education
Normandale Community College is a two-year college, with 8,500 full and part-time students, that has been in Bloomington since 1968. It i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bloomington, Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Bloomington, Minnesota - Higher Education
Normandale Community College is a two-year college, with 8,500 full and part-time students, that has been in Bloomington since 1968. It i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lumbar Disc Herniation: Encyclopedia Ii - Lumbar Disc Herniation - Conservative Treatment For A Lumbar Herniated Disc
In most cases, if a patient’s low back and/or leg pain is going to resolve after a lumbar herniated disc it will do so within about six...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Body Work: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Body Work
Body Work: Manipulative and body-based practices focus primarily on the structures and systems of the body, including the bones and jo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Human Ecology Program: Alternative Health Dictionary On Human Ecology Program
The Human Ecology Program: synthesis of aerobics, biochemistry, homeopathy, naturopathy, orthomolecular medicine, philosophy, and psyc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bodywork: Alternative Health Dictionary On Bodywork
bodywork (Bodywork Therapy, bodywork therapies): A potpourri of methods typified by exercising, manipulating, and/or manually (especia...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rolfing: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Rolfing
Rolfing An alternative healing system developed by Ida P. Rolf (1896-1979), it is a stringent muscular realignment therapy. It is used...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Naprapathy: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Naprapathy
NAPRAPATHY With influences from osteopathy and chiropractic, this system of treatment uses soft-tissue manipulation to release tension...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hemme Approach: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Hemme Approach
HEMME APPROACH Developed by Dave Leflet, HEMME is a soft-tissue therapy designed for practitioners in a clinical setting. It relieves ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woc: Encyclopedia Ii - Woc - History Of 1420 khz
WOC is widely known as the radio station where future U.S. President Ronald Reagan got his start re-creating Chicago Cubs baseball games....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pasadena Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Pasadena Texas - Education
Most of city of Pasadena is served by the Pasadena Independent School District. Some of the eastern part is served by Deer Park Independe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leland Jensen: Encyclopedia Ii - Leland Jensen - Background
At an early age, Jensen began teaching the Bahá'í Faith to his friends. When he got older, he became more proficient, and was able to b...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Polarity Therapy: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Polarity Therapy
POLARITY THERAPY: based on a theory of energy flow in the body developed by Randolph Stone, a doctor of naturopathy, osteopathy, and c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leland Jensen: Encyclopedia Ii - Leland Jensen - Leadership
Leland and Opal took up residence in Missoula, Montana in 1964, continuing their chiropractic practice and teaching the Faith. Jensen was...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kinesiology: Holistic Health Dictionary I On Kinesiology
KINESIOLOGY The body is regarded as being the repository of a knowing on a very deep and subtle level. The body can only acknowledge t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiropractic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chiropractic - Criticism Of Chiropractic
Critics, including many mainstream medical doctors and scientists, often reject the claims of some chiropractic associations and schools ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiropractic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chiropractic - Philosophical Schools Of Chiropractic
Contemporary chiropractic is generally divided into three basic schools - straight, mixer, and reform - which differ in their approaches ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiropractic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chiropractic - Scientific Support For Chiropractic
According to a survey released in 2004 by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, chiropractic was the fourth mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiropractic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chiropractic - Chiropractic Education Licensure And Regulation
Chiropractic - United States. In the United States, the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) is in charge of setting minimum guideli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiropractic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chiropractic - Chiropractic Education, Licensure, And Regulation
Chiropractic - United States. In the United States, the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) is in charge of setting minimum guideli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiropractic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chiropractic - Usage
The use of manipulative therapy — not necessarily chiropractic — is regarded with controversy by medical authorities in many nations....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiropractic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chiropractic - Chiropractic Education Licensure And Regulation
Chiropractic - United States. In the United States, the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) is in charge of setting minimum guideli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiropractic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chiropractic - History
The roots of chiropractic care can be traced all the way back to the beginning of recorded time. [2] Writings from China and Greece writt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiropractic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chiropractic - Usage
The use of manipulative therapy — especially as practiced by chiropractors — is regarded with controversy by medical authorities in m...   » Read the article