| A chiropractic practitioner is a health
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| | Increased weight, poor posture, or
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| care professional whose purpose is to
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| | misalignment of the spine or lower
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| diagnose and treat mechanical disorders
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| | extremities increase the load on joints,
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| of the spine and musculoskeletal system
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| | which encourages degeneration. Keeping
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| with the intention of affecting the
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| | joints mobile is claimed to help to drain
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| nervous system and improving health. It
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| | toxins away and encourages beneficial
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| is founded on the assertion that a spinal
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| | nutrients to the joints.
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| joint dysfunction can affect the nervous
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| | Incorrect sustained posture is thought to
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| system and result in many different
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| | lead to muscular tightness, joint
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| conditions of diminished health. Although
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| | restrictions and even internal problems.
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| it is a sort of alternative health
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| | Osteopaths claim to identify and help
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| treatment, it should not be confused with
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| | correct faulty posture caused from work
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| Tai Chi, Acupuncture or any other
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| | or general adaptations. Postural
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| Oriental health care treatment.
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| | correction may sometimes necessitate a
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| Chiropractic is thought to be invented in
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| | shoe lift called an orthotic device or
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| Dr. D. D. Palmer and is now practiced in
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| | orthosis. Sciatica is caused by an
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| many countries today.
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| | irritation of the. Osteopaths claim to
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| On a similar line, osteopathy was founded
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| | determine where the nerve is being
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| by Andrew Taylor Still in reaction to
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| | irritated and to help relieve the
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| what he perceived as inadequate medical
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| | pressure on the nerve and thereby
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| treatment of his day. Specifically, he
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| | relieving the irritation and symptoms.
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| believed that medications tended to be
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| | Chiropractic care is claimed to be a
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| over prescribed and that such medications
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| | helpful and safe form of health care to
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| were often toxic in nature.
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| | treat pain due to spinal related
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| He intended his new system of medicine to
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| | conditions. Chiropractic is thought to be
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| be a reformation of the existing 19th
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| | effective because many causes of spinal
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| century medical practices.
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| | disorders are related to abnormalities of
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| He invented the name "osteopathy" by
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| | the spine and the surrounding soft tissue
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| blending two Greek roots osteon- for bone
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| | structures. Doctors of chiropractic are
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| and -pathos for suffering in order to
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| | supposed to be trained to identify and
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| communicate his theory that disease and
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| | treat subluxations (misalignments of the
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| physiologic dysfunction were
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| | vertebrae) and their subsequent effect on
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| etiologically grounded in a disordered
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| | the central nervous system.
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| musculoskeletal system. Thus, by
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| | Chiropractic care has been thought to
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| diagnosing and treating the
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| | increase not only the range of motion of
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| musculoskeletal system, he believed that
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| | the spine but also in the extremities.
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| physicians could treat a variety of
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| | For some, an increased range of motion
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| diseases and spare patients the negative
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| | means being able to bend down to pick up
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| side-effects of drugs.
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| | their grandchildren. For others, it means
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| Osteopaths consider that the body is a
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| | they can garden without pain. In some
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| unity of mind, physical body and spirit.
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| | cases, an increase in range of motion may
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| They claim to take into account both
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| | follow chiropractic adjustments.
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| internal and external problems of the
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| | While we do not recommend chiropractic
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| body-present and past; the vitality of
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| | nor osteopathic treatments as options for
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| the person and their ability to heal.
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| | patients, some patients are still keen
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| Osteopaths claim to help reduce pain
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| | despite the risks associated with such
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| associated with wear and tear in the
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| | treatments.
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| joints.
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