Contemporary chiropractic practice in the UK: a field study of a chiropractor and his patients in a suburban chiropractic clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Two recent surveys of chiropractors in Great Britain suggest that there are discrepancies between chiropractic practice as defined in regulatory guidelines and day-to-day chiropractic clinical practice and there is in general a paucity of information regarding the characteristics of contemporary chiropractic practice in the United Kingdom. This field study describes the daily practice of a contemporary British UK-trained chiropractor.

Methods

The fieldwork took place during the spring and summer of 2008 when the author spent one day per week observing consultations and interviewing patients in a chiropractic clinic. The chiropractor was subjected to interviews on two occasions. The author also registered as a patient. Field notes were taken by the author, intervie

SUBMITTER: Hennius BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3750721 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature