Physical adjustment of spine and joints claimed to improve functioning of the nervous and immune systems.
Regulated by the British Chiropractic Association, tel: 0118 950 5950, www.chiropractic-uk.co.uk. Search facility on the website, to find a local practitioner.
Chiropractic Patients’ Association, tel: 01722 415027, www.chiropatients.org.uk. Represents patients, and campaigns for wider use of chiropractic in the NHS.
McTimoney Chiropractic Association, tel: 01491 829211, www.mctimoney-chiropractic.org. Online register of members. A slightly different kind of chiropractic technique.
Scottish Chiropractic Association, tel: 01505 863151, www.sca-chiropractic.org. Online register of members.
Not much research on chiropractic appears in the mainline peer-reviewed scientific journals. This is one example:
Gottlieb MS, Neglected spinal cord, brain stem and musculoskeletal injuries stemming from birth trauma. Journal of Manipulative Physiological Therapeutics 1993 Oct;16(8):537-43. Review.
