Chiropractic - Origins, controversies, and contributions

被引：73

作者：

Kaptchuk, TJ ^{[1
]}

Eisenberg, DM ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Ctr Alternat Med Res,Dept Med, Boston, MA 02215 USA

来源：

ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE | 1998年 / 158卷 / 20期

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D O I：

10.1001/archinte.158.20.2215

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Chiropractic is an important component of the US health care system and the largest alternative medical profession. In this overview of chiropractic, we examine its history, theory, and development; its scientific evidence; and its approach to the art of medicine. Chiropractic's position in society is contradictory, and we reveal a complex dynamic of conflict and diversity. Internally, chiropractic has a dramatic legacy of strife and factionalism. Externally, it has defended itself from vigorous opposition by conventional medicine. Despite such tensions, chiropractors have maintained a unified profession with an uninterrupted commitment to clinical care. While the core chiropractic belief that the correction of spinal abnormality is a critical health care intervention is open to debate, chiropractic's most important contribution may have to do with the patient-physician relationship.

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页码：2215 / 2224

页数：10