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Introduction,“.-.” These words of Fontanarosa and Lundberg were published 22 years ago. Today, they are as relevant as ever, particularly to the type of healthcare I often refer to as ‘so-called alternative medicine’ (SCAM), and they certainly are relevant to chiropractic.

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Current Popularity of Chiropractic,Chiropractic is hugely popular—at least this is what we are often told, usually by interested parties. But how popular is it really? The answer is, as we shall see, that its popularity is variable and usually modest.

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Other Alternative Modalities Used by Chiropractors,Chiropractors often stress that they use not just spinal manipulation but also a multitude of other modalities. And it’s true, legally they are allowed to do more, much more. Obviously, the law differs from country to country but, generally speaking, the ‘mixers’ amongst the chiropractors

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Other Manual Therapies,Manual therapy … is a physical treatment primarily used by physical therapists, physiotherapists to treat musculoskeletal pain and disability; it mostly includes kneading and manipulation of muscles, joint mobilization and joint manipulation.

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Effectiveness of Spinal Manipulation for Spinal Problems,Almost all of us will have low back pain at some point in our lives. The problem can affect anyone at any age, and it seems to be increasing: disability due to back pain has risen by more than 50% since 1990.

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Chiropractic for Children,As chiropractors are lobbying to become accepted as primary care physicians (Chap. 7), it is hardly surprising that most also claim to be able to treat young children and babies and that 39% of US chiropractors engage in paediatric care.