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The noncerebrovacular complications of chiropractic manipulation

Neurology, 1984
We describe a patient who suffered cervical spine, spinal cord, and nerve root injury as a result of chiropractic spinal manipulation, and we review medical literature concerning the noncerebrovascular complications of spinal manipulation.
J W, Schmidley, T, Koch
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Chiropractic manipulation for the foot: Diversified chiropractic techniques

Manual Therapy, 2001
There has been increasing acceptance and development of manual methods in providing for the needs of patients with musculoskeletal dysfunction. Several professions have helped fuel this growth, including the chiropractic profession. To date, there has been only a small amount of collaboration between chiropractors and physical therapists.
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Boerhaave's Syndrome following Chiropractic Manipulation

The American Surgeon™, 2008
This report documents the first known case of esophageal rupture occurring after chiropractic manipulation of the thoracic and lumbar spine for the treatment of back pain. Physicians should be aware of this potentially lethal complication of chiropractic medicine. The images are presented for educational purposes.
Margaret S, Sozio, Matt, Cave
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Chiropractic manipulation, with a deliberate "double entendre"

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2009
D D Palmer, the founding father of chiropractic, once stated that “95% of all diseases are caused by displaced vertebrae, the remainder by luxation of other joints”.1 This conviction is still shared, at least to some degree, by chiropractors today.
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Several pathways in the evolution of chiropractic manipulation

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 2003
Chiropractors' manual methods of healing have diverse origins. Unlike the older traditions of bonesetters, chiropractors apply their techniques to health problems beyond the musculoskeletal system. The ideas of the Palmers were seminal, but innovation has been a prominent characteristic in the evolution of technique, and borrowing of methods between ...
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Osteopathy, Chiropractic, and Spinal Manipulation

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1993
Paul G. Shekelle, Robert H. Brook, Alan H. Adams   +2 more
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