The sociopolitical development of British chiropractic

This paper presents a brief history of British chiropractic and its relationship with chiropractic in North America and on the European continent. The relatively strong presence of osteopathy as a form of manual medicine and the laissez-faire market conditions which Common Law permits alternative he...

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Published inJournal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 38
Main Author Baer, H A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1991
Subjects
Chiropractic - education
Chiropractic - history
Chiropractic - legislation & jurisprudence
Europe
History, 20th Century
Interprofessional Relations
Osteopathic Medicine
United Kingdom
United States
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Summary:This paper presents a brief history of British chiropractic and its relationship with chiropractic in North America and on the European continent. The relatively strong presence of osteopathy as a form of manual medicine and the laissez-faire market conditions which Common Law permits alternative health practitioners to practice under, regardless of training and qualifications, have historically impeded the growth of chiropractic in Britain. Nevertheless, the opening of the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic in Bourne-mouth in 1965 has resulted in a rapid increase in the number of chiropractors in Britain. The growing interest of certain strategic British elites in manipulative therapy as a method for treating musculoskeletal problems in the general population is enhancing the legitimacy of both chiropractic and osteopathy.
ISSN:0161-4754