Subluxation: Dogma Or Science?
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Authors
Keating, Joseph C.
Charlton, Keith H.
Grod, Jaroslaw P.
Perle, Stephen M.
Sikorski, David
Winterstein, James F.
Issue Date
2005-08-10
Type
Article
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Keywords
Chiropractic , Health sciences
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Abstract
Subluxation syndrome is a legitimate, potentially testable, theoretical construct for which there is little experimental evidence. Acceptable as hypothesis, the widespread assertion of the clinical meaningfulness of this notion brings ridicule from the scientific and health care communities and confusion within the chiropractic profession. We believe that an evidence-orientation among chiropractors requires that we distinguish between subluxation dogma vs. subluxation as the potential focus of clinical research. We lament efforts to generate unity within the profession through consensus statements concerning subluxation dogma, and believe that cultural authority will continue to elude us so long as we assert dogma as though it were validated clinical theory.
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Citation
Keating JC, Charlton KH, Grod JP, Perle SM, Sikorski D, Winterstein JF. Subluxation: Dogma Or Science? Chiropractic and Osteopathy. 2005; 13(17)
Publisher
BioMed Central