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As a chiropractor, I am of the opinion that there is no better professional to adjust the spine with appropriate purpose than a Doctor of Chiropractic. While physical manipulation may randomly help, an effective chiropractic adjustment moves vertebra in a specific direction to improve nervous system function, improve symmetry and biomechanics.
To date, no research has been done to investigate the effects of spinal manipulation, or any other form of therapy provided by doctors of chiropractic, on memory or mental acuity. I am sure that there are some patients of chiropractic who would claim to have had improvements in memory or other mental function, but this is what is refered to as anecdotal evidence, and is not sufficient to warrant recommending chiropractic treatment for these conditions. Thus, at this point the best answer would be - no one knows.
Research has also supported the use of spinal manipulation for acute low-back pain.
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Daniel D. Palmer is the name that you are looking for. However, he did not discover chiropractic, he only gave it a name and turned it into a separate healthcare profession. In fact, spinal manipulation (what chiropractors do the most) has been performed by "healers" for thousands of years. Even Hippocrates used spinal manipulation, and is quoted as saying "Look to the spine for the cause of disease".
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In short... No. But, a chiropractic physician CAN help someone who has any of the more than 200 conditions that result in dwarfism if they have musculoskeletal pain.
Chiropractors can help all discs.
The question is very broad, as chiropractic treatment usually includes many things like manipulation, mobilization, soft-tissue therapy, traction, physiotherapeutic modalities (laser, electrotherapies, etc) diet and exercise recommendations, ergonomic advice, orthotics, etc. However, I will assume that you are asking about the primary treatment that doctors of chiropractic are known for - Spinal manipulation. There are many theories that may explain how spinal manipulation works. Some proposed theories are: 1 - increases mobility in joints 2 - stimulates mechanoreceptors 3 - resets proprioceptive muscle spindles 4 - causes a systemic release of endorphins 5 - affects the autonomic nervous system Likely it is not a single mechanism, but a combination of many of the above theories that ultimately results in the favourable outcome that patients get from chiropractic care.
There are a lot of alternative treatments for pain therapy. One can choose for acupuncture, marijuana, chiropractic manipulation or supplements and vitamins.
There are types of chiropractic manipulations that can reduce the blood flow to certain areas and result in a stroke. Stroke patients should avoid any type of neck or spinal manipulation on account of it causing another stroke.