Chiropractic and Energy Medicine: A Shared History

Journal of Chiropractic Humanities

Volumn 15, Issue , 2008, Pages 27-54

  Senzon, Simon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Complementary Therapies; Electromagnetic Fields; History; Philosophy; Vital Energy (Philosophy)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPHOTON; BODY CONSTITUTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHIROPRACTIC; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELECTROENCEPHALONEUROMENTIMPOGRAPH; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ELECTROPOLLUTION; ENERGY MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALING; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; THEORY CONSTRUCTION; TRAVEL; VIBRATION;

EID: 67149137675     PISSN: 15563499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1556-3499(13)60167-9     Document Type: Article

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