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	CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENTS
		Spinal adjustments are used successfully to treat a variety of different soft tissue disorders as well as a number of other health problems.
		Spinal adjustments or spinal manipulation is the process of applying a quick but gentle pressure to "subluxated" vertebrae in a corrective manner.
		This is because spinal adjustments correct many of the structural, biomechanical and neurological abnormalities of the spine which cause or contribute to a high number of back, neck and other non-spinal ailments.
	www.dcdoctor.com /pages/rightpages_allaboutchiro/treatments.html (1105 words)

	Spinal adjustment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Spinal adjustment is a term used by chiropractors to describe any of a number of specialized spinal manipulations which are claimed to improve the alignment and/or motion of spinal and extremity joints.
		Many chiropractors believe that spinal adjustment is different from the spinal manipulation performed by physical therapists and osteopaths because the latter never try to improve vertebral alignment when performing manipulations.
		The most common “adjustment” employed by chiropractors is a high velocity, low amplitude (HVLA) thrust that usually causes an audible popping sound that results from nitrogen gas being released from the synovial fluid found in diarthrodial joints.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spinal_adjustment (629 words)

	Chiropractic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There is an emphasis on manual treatments including spinal manipulations termed "adjustments." Evidence for the clinical efficacy of chiropractic does not meet the scientific standards of evidence-based medicine, and thus, has generated significant controversy since its inception.
		Spinal adjustments may provide short-term relief of certain forms of back and neck pain, headaches, and other spine-related conditions, but studies show conflicting results.
		Outgoing impulses from the brain pass down the spinal cord and exit through the appropriate spinal nerve branch held between the vertebrae on either side of the spinal cord.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chiropractic_medicine (3610 words)

	CHIROPRACTIC MEDICINE
		Spinal adjustments by any other individual or health care professional have been shown to be less effective and at times dangerous.
		Spinal adjustments are applied to certain vertebrae of the spine which are no longer in their proper position or where functioning has become impaired.
		Chiropractic adjustments are the only way to eliminate vertebral subluxations and only the chiropractor is trained to detect subluxations and deliver the chiropractic spinal adjustment to correct subluxations.
	www.drbrucefischer.com /basics.htm (2308 words)

	CareCure Community - View Article
		Spinal cord injury is a life-altering experience not only for the person with injury but for spouses, parents, siblings, and children of the person.
		The study allows for the conclusion that an injured person's perception of adjustment is at least as reliable as their closest relative, and that there is further evidence to support the essential accuracy of their estimations of premorbid and current levels of adjustment.
		It was hypothesized that spinal cord injury (SCI) patients would have a higher incidence of the disorder in the northern latitudes because of decreased outdoor activities in winter and because of such light-depriving winter survival tactics as installing opaque plastic for storm windows.
	sci.rutgers.edu /index.php?page=viewarticle&afile=14_March_2003@family_adjustment.htm (12560 words)

	Berman Chiropractic (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The purpose of the Chiropractic adjustment is to eliminate physical interferences in the spinal column which may hinder normal functioning of the nervous system.
		A Spinal Adjustment is a precise directional application of force to specific areas of the spine to correct the misalignments causing vertebral subluxations.
		Adjustments can also be performed in other areas of the body including shoulders, knees, wrists, ankles or even skull bones if they are also subluxated.
	www.bermanchiropractic.com /adjustment.html (268 words)

	Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer Hawaii - Hawaii spinal cord injury attorney Wm Lawson- SCI- paraplegia, quadriplegia, ...
		The spinal cord is made of nerve fibers which are responsible for the body's ability to feel, move and perform functions such as breathing and walking.
		Paraplegia is a form of spinal cord injury that usually results from an injury to the lower part of the spinal cord- such as the thoracic or lumbar region.
		Because a spinal cord injury can drastically alter a person's life and since the majority of spinal cord injury patients suffer the accident at a young age, there is much at stake and multiple issues must be addressed.
	www.injurylawyerhawaii.com /spinal-cord-injuries.html (1167 words)

	Dysmenorrhea Pilot Study
		On the first day of their period, the 38 women participating in the trial received either spinal manipulation or a "sham" adjustment that did not have a therapeutic effect on the spine.
		The women were asked to fill out a menstrual distress questionnaire and rate their pain on a visual analogue scale, and blood was drawn and tested both 15 minutes before treatment and 60 minutes after treatment.
		Of note are two recent studies: The Vermont study compares spinal adjustment and two accepted low back pain treatments; the Waagen study compares chiropractic treatment and standard medical treatment.
	www.chiroweb.com /archives/09/23/08.html (732 words)

	Spinal Cord Injury
		Spinal cord injury or disease, by definition, means that the client must address challenges related to dependency and independence, mobility and self-care.
		The National Spinal Cord Injury Association is the nation's oldest and largest civilian organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of Americans living with the results of spinal cord injury and disease (SCI/D) and their families.
		This article also may be used to inform persons with spinal cord injury and their families and to encourage them to engage in dialogue about SCI in the earliest stages of treatment and rehabilitation.
	www.naswdc.org /research/naswResearch/0506Spinal/default.asp (3075 words)

	What to Expect - Dr. Mike Riemhofer - Chiropractic Family Wellness - Bend, Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Spinal Adjustment· Spinal adjustments are set-ups and forces which result in spinal positional change and postural change towards normal i.e.
		Spinal adjustments are applied by hand, the use of a "drop table", and or adjusting instrument.
		Certain adjustments are associated with a sound, like knuckles cracking, this is called "cavitation" and is an "un-sticking" of the joint surfaces, the joint surfaces actually move apart less than a millimeter.
	www.realkiro.com /whattoexpect.htm (588 words)

	Procedural skills in spinal manipulation: do prerequisites matter?
		Spinal manipulation is frequently considered as a treatment for back pain.
		This form of spinal manipulation is one of the most widely used methods of treatment for the lower back pain and lumbar spine problems.
		Spinal manipulation procedures performed by healthcare professionals with this type of early training are likely to be safest and most effective.
	www.spine-health.com /topics/conserv/mani/manipulation01.html (688 words)

	Adjustment or Manipulation (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The adjustment is characterized by a specific thrust applied to the vertebra utilizing parts of the vertebra and contiguous structures as levers to directionally correct articular malposition.
		Adjustment shall be differentiated from spinal manipulation in that the adjustment can only be applied to a vertebral malposition with the express intent to improve or correct the subluxation, whereas any joint, subluxated or not, may be manipulated to mobilize the joint or to put the joint through its range of motion.
		Chiropractic is a specialized field in the healing arts, and by prior rights, the spinal adjustment is distinct and singular to the chiropractic profession.
	www.chiropracticresearch.org /NEWSadjustormanipulation.htm (205 words)

	Fw: SPINAL MANIPULATION (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Clinically the relationship between the brain stem and spinal cord and the spine, above musculo skeletal complaints, is seemingly made patent everyday in chiropractic offices worldwide due to the wide ranging bi-product of restoration of distal function subsequent to both musculo spinal manipulation and neuro-spinal adjustments.
		Whether by manipulation or by adjustment when an articulation is forced artistically through all 3 ROM's without going beyond the limit of joint integrity and causing more injury, the fibrosis is stressed from its position of inflammatory exudate (laid down like a bowl of noodles) and is realigned towards the original cross linkage.
		The adjustment is made with a proper predetermined vector and magnitude of force utilizing adequate fulcrums and levers.
	isb.ri.ccf.org /biomch-l/archives/biomch-l-1998-10/00159.html (2329 words)

	About Chiropractics (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The spinal cord is surrounded by 24 moving vertebrae which can lose their normal motion or position causing irritation to the nerves and their associated tissues and organs.
		A subluxation or spinal nerve stress is like a dental cavity- you may have it for a long time before symptoms appear.
		Sometimes the initial adjustment is preceded by a relatively brief initial visit, case history and evaluation.
	www.yumadental.com /yumamedical/Montero/whatisa.htm (1481 words)

	The Adjustment CAUSES Nerve Interference?
		One of the best-studied outcomes of spinal adjusting is the reduction of back pain, which suggests that the adjustment interferes with overactive nociceptive neurons.
		After an adjustment was applied to the painful motion segment, there was a significant reduction in EMG activity when pressure was again applied to the spinous process, suggesting that the adjustment may reduce nociceptive activity and related hyperactive muscle activity in a painful spinal motion segment.
		After a chiropractic adjustment, it was determined that there was a decrease in muscle activity during quiet standing after the completion of movement, during independent quiet standing, and during the golf swing.
	www.chiroweb.com /archives/22/21/15.html (1254 words)

	NYC Chiropractor Manhattan - Spring Street Chiropractic - Manhattan Chiropractor NYC
		Our primary technique of spinal care is known as the Spinal Adjustment, the application of a precise force to realign the vertebrae back to their anatomically correct positions.
		The spinal adjustment frequency is crucial towards the patients rapid recovery.
		Prevention may include doing certain exercises and making adjustments to your diet and lifestyle etc. I can't stress enough how much easier, more cost-effective and less time consuming it is to fix a problem in its early stages as compared to letting a problem get out of hand before trying to treat it.
	www.springstreetchiro.com /treatment.html (439 words)

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		A light spinal adjustment is usually sufficient to restore mobility on the spinal joints that is locking and is causing interference with the normal function of the nervous system.
		Most adjustments make a "popping" sound when the spinal joints are moved, however this sound is not always heard when your spines are adjusted.
		The spinal cord is an extension of the brain and carries information from the brain to the body parts and back to the brain again.
	www.be-st.net /english_004.htm (696 words)

	ICA News and PR
		The chiropractic adjustment shall be defined as a specific directional thrust that sets a vertebra into motion with the intent to improve or correct vertebral malposition or to improve it juxtaposition segmentally in relationship to its articular mates thus reducing or correcting the neuroforaminal/neural canal encroachment factors inherent in the chiropractic vertebral subluxation complex.
		The adjustment is characterized by a specific thrust applied to the vertebra utilizing parts of the vertebra and contiguous structures as levers to directionally correct articular malposition.
		Adjustment shall be differentiated from spinal manipulation in that the adjustment can only be applied to a vertebral malposition with the express intent to improve or correct the subluxation, whereas any joint, subluxated or not, may be manipulated to mobilize the joint or to put the joint through its range of motion.
	www.chiropractic.org /ica/policy.htm (4883 words)

	Discover Chiropractic Chiropractor in Tucson, Arizona. Dr Chris Cox (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Spinal manipulation is defined as the forceful passive movement of a joint beyond its active limit of motion.
		A specific spinal adjustment, on the other hand, is the specific application of forces used to facilitate the body's correction of nerve interference.
		A chiropractic adjustment is the art of introducing a specific force in a precise direction, applied to a vertebra that is subluxated.
	www.discoverchiroclinic.com /pages/about_chiro.html (2551 words)

	Adjustments, Matthews chiropractor, Dr. Philip Arnone
		Spinal adjustments by any other individual or health care professional have been shown to be dangerous and less effective.
		Spinal adjustments are applied to certain vertebrae of the spine which are no longer in their proper position or where functioning has become impaired.
		Chiropractic adjustments are the only way to eliminate vertebral subluxations and only the chiropractor is trained to detect subluxations and deliver the chiropractic spinal adjustment to correct subluxations.
	knowbalance.com /index.php?p=18162 (511 words)

	Doctors of Chiropractic More Qualified Than Osteopaths, PTs and MDs in Spinal Manipulation/Adjustment, According to ...
		The policy statement also addresses the risks and benefits of spinal manipulation/adjustment, the science behind spinal manipulation/adjustment and recommendations to invite further research and to facilitate public understanding of spinal manipulation/adjustment.
		Under the auspices of all chiropractic colleges, students are required to pass a practical examination on their manipulation/adjustment skills and a clinical competency exam prior to this internship, the policy statement says.
		Perhaps this is why spinal manipulative therapy services in the United States are performed 94 percent of the time by doctors of chiropractic.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-04-1999/0001067393&EDATE= (634 words)

	Lake Mary Chiropractic Center
		Basically, this is done by first analyzing the standing posture in three dimensions and then stressing the patient’s abnormal posture into its exact opposite, or "mirror" image.
		Adjustments are generally applied to the spine using manual or ‘diversified’ methods, an adjusting instrument, or with a drop table.
		The purpose of mirror image adjustments is to introduce mechanical stimulation to proprioceptors and encourage the brain to reconsider the faulty postural patterns, which have become habituated overtime.
	www.lakemarychiropractic.com /adjustments.php (188 words)

	Waterville Chiropractic Clinic, LLC (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The adjustment was given to a janitor named Harvey Lillard who had been partially deaf for 17 years.
		The focus of the Gonstead adjustment is to be as specific, precise, and accurate as possible addressing only the problem areas (areas of subluxation).
		Spinal reflexes are a means for the body to relay messages to the spinal cord and vice verse.
	www.watervillechiropractic.com /faqs.html (1483 words)

	Dr. Hal Brown - Naturopath Vancouver BC - Spinal Adjustment
		The effect of the adjustment is to improve mobility and nerve function throughout the entire body.
		The benefits of cervical spinal adjustments upon neck pain, whiplash, and headache have been extensively outlined in the Annals of Internal Medicine [1].
		Although spinal manipulation is associated with a very small but serious risk of complication, some patients occasionally choose to forgo high velocity low amplitude manipulation even with the precautions described in the side bar.
	www.drhalbrown.com /spinal_adjustment.php (2538 words)

	» Blog Archive » Six Themes of Adjustment Shared by Human Participants in Experimental Surgery to the ...
		Phase one of the spinal cord regeneration trial, in which the participants hoped to be involved, is a collaborative effort between clinicians from the Princess Alexandra Hospital and scientists from Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
		In addition to the quality of social support, a relationship between the family’s adjustment and the adjustment of the person with SCI are suggested as factors that impact on the adjustment process (Hammell, 1992; North, 1999a; Rintala, Young, Spencer, & Bates, 1996).
		Adjustment, therefore, emerges in the literature as a complex and multilayered process that is individualistic in nature.
	www.unitedspinal.org /publications/process/?p=19 (5463 words)

	Hands On Health: Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A chiropractic adjustment is the art of using a specific low-force in a precise direction applied to a bone that is subluxated, "stuck," or not moving properly.
		Since a chiropractic adjustment is a specific force, applied in the specific direction, to a specific spinal bone, it is virtually impossible to adjust oneself.
		Spinal adjustments do not have an addicting effect, nor do they create a condition whereby a person is worse off after receiving spinal adjustments.
	www.handsonhealth.org /FAQ/index_html (1175 words)

	Beshel Chiropractic Center - Quality Healthcare for the Entire Family - Burlington, NC
		The spinal cord is encased within 24 movable bones called vertebrae that protect the spinal cord.
		Chiropractors use spinal adjustment to re-align the vertebrae.
		Because spinal trauma can occur at birth and later-childhood activities also may cause spinal problems, most parents prefer to have their children checked regularly.
	www.realpagessites.com /beshelchiropractic/page3.html (788 words)

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