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J L Coulehan

    Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry
    |December 1, 1985
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    Chiropractic care, while debated, offers short-term relief for back pain through spinal manipulation. The chiropractor-patient interaction, or "clinical art," significantly contributes to healing and patient outcomes.

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    Area of Science:

    • Integrative and Complementary Medicine
    • Health Services Research

    Background:

    • Chiropractic is a major unlicensed health profession in the U.S., licensed in all states and covered by insurance.
    • Despite its prevalence, medical commentators often view chiropractic as an unscientific healing cult.
    • Chiropractic theory posits that vertebral subluxations disrupt homeostasis, causing illness.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the effectiveness of chiropractic care beyond spinal manipulation.
    • To explore the role of the chiropractor-patient interaction in therapeutic outcomes.
    • To understand the contribution of the
    • clinical art
    • to healing in chiropractic.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of clinical trial data on spinal manipulation for back pain.
    • Analysis of chiropractic practice models, distinguishing between "straight" and "mixer" chiropractors.
    • Qualitative assessment of the chiropractor-patient relationship and its components.

    Main Results:

    • Clinical trials indicate short-term benefits of spinal manipulation for back pain.
    • The success of chiropractic is not solely attributable to spinal manipulation.
    • The chiropractor-patient interaction significantly enhances healing by fostering acceptance, validation, and commitment.

    Conclusions:

    • The
    • clinical art
    • in chiropractic, encompassing patient interaction, plays a crucial role in healing.
    • Understanding this aspect of chiropractic can illuminate the power of the patient-practitioner relationship in conventional medicine.