MEDICAL: CHIROPRACTIC : DICTIONARIES: SUBJECT: MEDICAL HEALTH AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: Glossary of Chiropractic Terms

[David P. Dillard]

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MEDICAL: CHIROPRACTIC :

DICTIONARIES: SUBJECT: MEDICAL HEALTH AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES:

Glossary of Chiropractic Terms

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Glossary of Chiropractic Terms

Stephen Barrett, M.D.

Chirobase

"Your Skeptical Guide to Chiropractic History, Theories, and Practices"

http://www.chirobase.org/01General/chiroglossary.html

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Activator Adjusting Instrument. A handheld instrument used by
chiropractors who assert that slightly misaligned vertebrae can be tapped
back into place with a mallet.

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Acute back pain. Back pain that lasts a short while, usually a few days to
several weeks. Episodes lasting longer than three months are not
considered acute.

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Applied kinesiology. An unscientific method of testing muscle strength to
detect the presence of disease, vitamin deficiency, and other problems.

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Atlas subluxation complex (ASC). An alleged entity that some chiropractors
feel is the most common and the most serious vertebral misalignment.
Chiropractors who practice specific "upper cervical techniques" focus on
the ASC.

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Atlas. Topmost vertebra of the neck.

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Atlas orthogonal technique (A.O.T.). One of many methods of correcting
cervical "subluxations" claimed to be responsible for problems anywhere in
the body.

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Barge analysis. A contemporary technique, developed by a straight
chiropractor, used to locate alleged shifting of a disk nucleus said to
cause tortipelvis/torticollis, spinal distortions, or curvatures. Rotation
of a spinous process toward the wide side of a disk space on the concave
side of a spinal curve (the opposite of what is normally seen) is thought
to indicate that the disk is improperly centered.

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"Big Idea." The chiropractic concept that the body heals itself when
interference to the proper functioning of the nervous system is removed.

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Bio Energetic Synchronization Technique (B.E.S.T.). A nonsensical method
that involves measuring leg length to determine whether "imbalances" exist
in the body's electromagnetic field. The chiropractor allegedly corrects
these imbalances by placing his hands on certain "contact points" to
transfer electromagnetic energy to the patient.

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Bio-kinetics. A new technique in which a special adjustment with an
instrument is made between the atlas and the skull to relieve dozens of
ailments ranging from asthma to psoriasis. This cure-all spinal adjustment
corrects subluxations and "reconstructs the spine."

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Blair upper cervical technique. Another technique that concentrates upon
correction of vertebral misalignments at the top of the neck as a method
of removing nerve interference in the spine. A "Blair head clamp" is used
to position the head for cervical x-ray examination.

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C.A. Abbreviation for "chiropractic assistant."
Carver technique. Method developed by Willard Carver, an early Palmer
student who formulated his own theories about subluxations and nerve
interference and opened the Carver Chiropractic college in 1908. Carver
developed a technique in which traction and pressure is applied to the
spine just before making a manual thrust, which he called the
"Tracto-Thrust" system.

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Cavitation. Pop that occurs in a spinal joint when vertebral surfaces
(facets) are separated to create a vacuum that pulls in nitrogen gas.
Cervical vertebrae. There are seven vertebrae in the cervical or neck area
of the spine.

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Chiropractic Biophysics (CBP). Method of chiropractic analysis and
treatment in which spinal corrections are based on theoretical
calculations related to posture and spinal curvature. CBP is based on
theoretical calculations related to posture and spinal curvature. This
technique advocates adjustments, traction, and exercises intended to
develop "normal" neck and low-back curvature. However, many people without
symptoms have curves that deviate from CBP's "ideal spine," and
proponent's research has not demonstrated that patients felt or functioned
better as a result of anything unique to CBP treatment.

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Chronic back pain. Back pain episode that lasts more than three months.

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Concept therapy. Method of using a positive state of mind to help "innate
intelligence" heal the body, thus making any chiropractic technique more
effective. Its founder taught that once you know the "great secret" taught
in Concept Therapy, you can make any technique work.

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Contact Reflex Analysis (CRA). A nonsensical testing procedure in which
diagnoses are made by testing muscle strength while placing manual
pressure on alleged "reflex points." The results are then used to
prescribe vitamin supplements and/or homeopathic products.

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Contour analysis. Useless procedure in which an angled light is passed
through a grid to the surface of the patient's body to produce a pattern
of shadows that is viewed on a screen and/or photographed. The resultant
picture resembles a topographic map. Also called moire contourographic
analysis.

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