Manual Medicine.
- Author:
Yang Gyun LEE
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Manual medicine; Spinal manipulation
- MeSH: Commerce; Humans; Manipulation, Spinal; Prejudice
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2000;24(1):1-7
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Manual medicine is as old as the science and art of medicine itself. Spinal manipulation in manual medicine is widely used as a treatment modality for spinal disorders. But one of the problems as perceived by the medical profession is that the therapy is often treated as a business rather than a science. In addition, its reputation has been blurred by some of its advocates claiming far too much for its effectiveness and using it as a panacea. Another observation is that many patients have been subjected to a prolonged and failed trial of spinal manipulation. It was written with one purpose in mind. The purpose is to give a basic overview of the present day practice and scope of the field of manual medicine. If, in addition, the information thus provided helps reduce certain existing prejudices toward this field.
