ArticleThe Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association2013
On Vaccination & Chiropractic: when ideology, history, perception, politics and jurisprudence collide.
Article in The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Chiropractic Care in Children: A Review of Evidence and Safety.Clinical pediatrics · 2025Review
- A comparative audit of jurisprudence, ethics and business management (JEB) courses taught at 21 accredited chiropractic programs worldwide.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2022Article
- Chiropractic conservatism among chiropractic students in Denmark: prevalence and consequences.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2020Article
- Doing the Same Thing and Expecting a Different Outcome: It Is Time for a Questioning Philosophy and Theory-Driven Chiropractic Research.Journal of chiropractic humanities · 2019Review
- The shape of chiropractic in Europe: a cross sectional survey of chiropractor's beliefs and practice.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2019Article
- Complementary Medicine: Risks to Infants and Children.Journal of clinical medicine · 2018Article
- Attitudes toward vaccination: A cross-sectional survey of students at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2013Article
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Abstract
The Palmers espoused anti-vaccination opinions in the early part of the 20(th) century, rejecting the germ theory of disease in favor of a worldview that a subluxation-free spine, achieved by spinal adjustments, would result in an unfettered innate intelligence; this, along with other healthful lifestyle choices, would allow a person to thwart disease by marshaling the body's natural recuperative abilities. Some chiropractors continue to staunchly champion the Palmer postulates, while others do not. At the national level, advocacy organizations publish conflicting position statements. We explore how this divisiveness has impacted chiropractic ideology, perceptions among students and practitioners, politics and issues of jurisprudence as reflected by the evolution of a standard of chiropractic practice in at least one Canadian province (Ontario). We opine that the chiropractic profession should champion a health promotion and disease prevention approach to vaccination, which would allow it to align itself with the broader healthcare community while not abandoning its traditional tenets.
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