Dictionary
Dictionary
Word
Adjustment
Bone
Cell (biology)
Conjecture
Dis-ease
Health
Health
Hypothesis
Law
Literature
pathology
Sign
Subluxation
Symptom
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Syndrome
Technique
Theory
Science
innate
Innate
Integrity (ethical)
integrity (structural)
Connective tissue
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Definition (what I mean when I say)
A method of applying a corrective force to joints that are analysed to be in a
state of subluxation. This may be done by a variety of means, not limited to
manual manipulation to instrument adjustment.
Bones are rigid organs that form part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates.
Bones function to move, support, and protect the body, produce red and
white blood cells and store minerals. Bones come in a variety of shapes and
have a complex internal and external structure, allowing them to be
lightweight yet strong and hard, while fulfilling their many other functions.
One of the types of tissues that makes up bones is the mineralized osseous
tissue, also called bone tissue, that gives bones their rigidity and
honeycomb-like three-dimensional internal structure. Other types of tissue
found in bones include marrow, endosteum and periosteum, nerves, blood
vessels and cartilage.
The smallest metabolically functional unit of life,
A statement or idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
A state where in the body, in some way, is malfunctioning but has the ability
to return to a state of ease or well being.
A state of complete wellness, physicall, emotionally, socially , and spiritually,
not merely the absence of symptoms or disease
Health is a state of complete physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Amended
(sciences) A tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon,
or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation,
The laws of science are various established scientific laws, or physical
laws as they are sometimes called, that are considered universal and
invariable facts of the physical world. Laws of science may, however, be
disproved if new facts or evidence arise to contradict them. A "law" differs
from hypotheses, theories, postulates,principles, etc., in that a law is an
analytic statement, usually with an empirically determined constant. A theory
may contain a set of laws, or a theory may be implied from an empirically
determined law.
Previous research that is on record
Structural change in tissue leading to changes in function. A more serious
health change than a dis-ease.
Any objective evidence of disease.
A collection of events when a vertebra misaligns and gets stuck.
The physical manifestations of which can be broadly defined as :
Reduced range of motion, Loss of position, Abnormal nerve activity,
Changes in blood flow, Soft tissue damage, Progressive degeneration of the
spinal joints. 'The subluxation is not a thing to be studied; rather, "being
subluxated" is an abnormal quality of some physical bodily systems which
may lead to loss of health and performance capabilities.
Any subjective evidence of disease
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A set of signs and symptoms that tend to occur together and which reflect
the presence of a particular disease
A method of analysis and adjustment of subluxation. There are many
Techniques available for use in chiropractic practice.
(sciences) A logical structure that enables one to deduce the possible
results of every experiment that falls within its purview.
Science (from the Latin scientia, 'knowledge'), in the broadest sense, refers
to any systematic knowledge or practice. In a more restricted sense, science
refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on the scientific method,
as well as to the organized body of knowledge gained through such
research. Science is about discovery. It is constantly being upgraded based on new
discovery. Facts that are not disproven though they may have been discovered some time
ago may still be valid. Valid knowledge endures.
A built in ability or state of being
The intelligence we're talking about is the "knowledge" that every living
entity is born with, and which allows it to adapt to the environment in order to
survive
The inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and
ethical actions and reactions. A state of acting from a position of ones
convictions.
The state of being complete and entire
The supporting or framework tissue of the body, formed of fibrous and
ground substance with more or less numerous cells of various kinds. The
varieties of connective tissue are: areolar or loose; adipose; dense, regular
or irregular, white fibrous; elastic; mucous; lymphoid tissue; cartilage; and
bone. Blood and lymph may be regarded as connective tissues, the ground
substance of which is a liquid. syn: interstitial
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Links or from
see subluxation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell
See pathology
http://www.searo.who.int/en/section898/section1441.htm
see dis-ease
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see Innate
http://www.worldchiropracticalliance.org/resources/greens/green5.htm
http://www.emedicine.com/asp/dictionary.asp?keyword=connective+tissue
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