ACA: On chiropractic procedures

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From the American Chiropractic Association (excerpt from " What is

Chiropractic? " ):

The most common therapeutic procedure performed by doctors of

chiropractic is known as “spinal manipulation,” also called

“chiropractic adjustment.” The purpose of manipulation is to restore

joint mobility by manually applying a controlled force into joints

that have become hypomobile – or restricted in their movement – as a

result of a tissue injury. Tissue injury can be caused by a single

traumatic event, such as improper lifting of a heavy object, or

through repetitive stresses, such as sitting in an awkward position

with poor spinal posture for an extended period of time. In either

case, injured tissues undergo physical and chemical changes that can

cause inflammation, pain, and diminished function for the sufferer.

Manipulation, or adjustment of the affected joint and tissues,

restores mobility, thereby alleviating pain and muscle tightness, and

allowing tissues to heal.

http://www.acatoday.org/level2_css.cfm?T1ID=13 & T2ID=61

Follow the link to the " master plan " to see how many times the ACA

uses the word " manipulation. "

Brainwashing is not part of the relationship between good

rheumatologists and their informed patients.

I never claimed that RA treatments are " natural. "

Not an MD

On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 12:45 PM, (musiclvr)

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> You are absolutely correct.  I apologize for using the word " cure " .  It is not

a cure.  But it is not a " manipulation " of the spine either.  It is an

" adjustment " .   To manipulate the cervical spine would be to move, arrange or to

manage shrewdly or deviously, or to tamper with or falsify it.  Chiropractors

adjust the cervical spine.  They move it to make it fit and make it work

correctly.  They settle the spine and arrange it to free it from differences or

descrepancies.   Medical doctors have chosen to use the word maniuplation for

their benefit, but in reality, prescription drugs are more manipulating than

adjusting.

> Everyone is going to believe what they want, but for me, I do not feel bad for

those with RA who do not seek chiropractic help.  They are just brain washed by

MD's and will probably take dozens of pills a day only to find they are still in

pain plus have internal problems as well.  As far as " natural " .  Adjusting the

spine to help it function the way it is suppose to is far more natural than any

man-made drug I am taking.

> (musiclvr3237)