Index to Chiropractic Literature
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URL https://journal.parker.edu/article/122153-a-proposed-scientific-theory-of-why-retracing-an-historical-chiropractic-concept-occurs
Journal J Contemp Chiropr. 2024 ;7(1):114-120
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Background: It is often thought that historical chiropractic concepts and philosophy as expressed by earlier generations of chiropractic leaders are not aligned with today’s science. In 1910, B.J. Palmer described the chiropractic term “retracing” as going over ground that has already been covered; going back through the symptoms that occurred in a condition as the condition progresses toward recovery.

Discussion: There is a mechanism found in the peer-reviewed literature that might at least partially explain the observed phenomenon of “retracing” that Palmer discussed.

Conclusion: The peer-reviewed literature on ischemia reperfusion injury offers a plausible, although partial, explanation for the observed phenomenon of “retracing.”

Author keywords: History of Medicine; Chiropractic; Free Radicals; Reactive Oxygen Species; Ischemia Reperfusion Injuries; Chiropractic Adjustment

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