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Chiropractic/Quiropraxia

Bracher, Eduardo Sawaya Eotelho ; de Carvalho Benedicto, Camila ; Facchinato, Ana Paula Albuquerque

Revista de medicina (São Paulo, Brazil), 2013-07, Vol.92 (3), p.173

Universidade de Sao Paulo. Departamento Cientifico da Faculdade de Medicina

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  • Título:
    Chiropractic/Quiropraxia
  • Autor: Bracher, Eduardo Sawaya Eotelho ; de Carvalho Benedicto, Camila ; Facchinato, Ana Paula Albuquerque
  • Assuntos: Backache ; Care and treatment
  • É parte de: Revista de medicina (São Paulo, Brazil), 2013-07, Vol.92 (3), p.173
  • Descrição: This is a review about Chiropractic, a health care profession concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders of the neuromusculoskeletal system, with a special emphasis on the treatment of vertebral pain and associated symptoms. The profession is initially defined and an overview of the history of chiropractic in the world as well as in Brazil is presented. Professional education, consisting of four years of university-level graduation programs is described. The two chiropractic programs in activity in Brazil are presented and their importance to the establishment of the profession in this country is discussed. The biomechanical evaluation performed by chiropractors is explained, with special emphasis on techniques of joint palpation. Treatment procedures used by chiropractors are summarized, particularly techniques of manual therapy. Spinal manipulation therapy and its physiological effects are then detailed. Contra-indications and complications are discussed. Finally, a brief review of the medical literature with respect to clinical trials on the efficacy of chiropractic therapy for the treatment of specific conditions is outlined.
  • Editor: Universidade de Sao Paulo. Departamento Cientifico da Faculdade de Medicina
  • Idioma: Português
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