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Chiropractic
Chiropractic, from the greek "doing by hand", is a medical practice based upon an underlying idea that it is an interference of the functions of the nerves that is the root of disease. Joints and muscles may be the main sites for the disturbance, but the main area of difficulty is considered to be the spinal column where the bones are displaced, perhaps due to arthritis, wear and tear or trauma. Treatment is directed at realigning these and so relieving any pressure on the nerves where they leave the spinal cord. This allows the nerves to recover their normal function. Massage, manipulation, exercise, heat, cold and light may all be used to achieve this realignment.
Chiropractic is a profession with a long study and training period and are all registered with the General Chiropractic Council. Since 2001 it has been a criminal offence for anyone not registered with the GCC to call themselves a chiropractor.
Life and Health Problems Helped
The life and health problems shown below have been noted as being helped by Chiropractic:-
| Back Pain, Scoliosis and Sciatica |
| Fibromyalgia |
| Headache |
| Osteoarthritis |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| Sleep Disorder |
Chiropractic Practitioner List
As the relationship between practitioner and the person consulted by them is a very personal one we would recommend that you check out their qualifications and, if possible, decide whether you have suitable empathy with them. This listing does not imply any special competence.
Practitioner lists for Chiropractic:-
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| The United States of America |
How to Help your Practitioner
You will have certain questions that you want to ask your practitioner about the therapy or natural cure and your practitioner will have standard questions to ask you about yourself.
The "How to Help Your Practitioner" page for Chiropractic
Chiropractic Blog
Add your contributions to the blog for this page. The button is at the bottom of the page or follow this link to the blog for this page. These can be absolutely anything related to this therapy or "natural cures" that needs an answer from other members of the community, or a space for you to complain about or comment on anything related to that topic.
Chiropractic Practitioner Organisations
The qualifications and requirements for a practitioner to be registered may vary markedly from organisation to organisation. We would strongly recommend that you visit the organisation's website to ensure that your chosen practitioner is registered with an organisation which has requirements with which you approve.
The home country of the organisation is listed. Although their practitioner lists are likely to be limited to their own countries most will provide more information, advice, contacts and help wherever you live:-
| Chiropractic and Osteopathic College of Australasia | Australia | Australia/New Zealand |
| Chiropractors' Association of Australia | Australia | National |
| British Columbia Chiropractic Association | Canada | British Columbia |
| Canadian Chiropractic Association | Canada | National |
| The World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) | Canada | International |
| British Chiropractic Association | Great Britain | National |
| McTimoney Chiropractic Association | Great Britain | National |
| Scottish Chiropractic Association | Great Britain | Scotland |
| The Upledger Institute United Kingdom | Great Britain | National |
| Chiropractic Association of Ireland | Ireland | National |
Chiropractic Practitioner Schools
Various schools and colleges will train people to be practitioners of Chiropractic. Although their courses may be limited to their own countries some may provide international distance learning. Please check them out carefully to ensure they meet your requirements
Please email editor(at)shared-care.com with the name and URL of your suggestions for additional organisations.
Lists of Practitioners and Practices
Please access the list of practitioners listed by therapy from the Therapies Home page
The practitioners and practitioners' organisations lists for the following countries.
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| United States of America |
The full searchable practice list for the following countries.
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| United States of America |
Shopping Zone
Editors Choice
Not all good things come from Amazon. The following are my choices of goodies that I have come across or in which I have had some involvement. If you want to add anything please email me (editor(at)shared-care.com) with details
| Surprisingly Gluten Free | Gluten free cookbook; lots of good recipes |
| Surprisingly Gluten Free | |
| Dr Michaels New Horizons | Self help tapes from No Panic |
| No Panic | |
| Lumie Sunlamp | Sunlamp for SAD (works for me! (ed)) |
| Lumie | |
| The FISH Plan for Migraine | Free downloadable book about treating migraine |
| The FISH Plan for Migraine | |
| The FISH Plan for Irritable Bowel Syndrome | Free downloadable book about treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
| The FISH Plan for IBS | |
| Your Heart Needs the Mediterranean Diet | Necessary dietary reading for everyone |
| Your Heart Needs the Mediterranean Diet | |
| The Complete Guide to Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Cooking | Great cookbook by Glenis Lucas. Introduction by me! |
| The Complete Guide to Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Cooking | |
