title: [Thinking on conception and name of the "subluxation"].
abstract: "Subluxation" is the core of pathological conception of spinal injuries treated by spinal manipulation. The conception of "Subluxation" not only includes changes of joint anatomy,but also emphasizes on joint dysfunction which is caused by changes of the anatomical position. The name of "Subluxation" in manual medicine is the same as modern medicine,but the content is obviously different. Nonetheless, it would be confused and not reflect the characteristics of manual practices. So we can consider changing the name of "Subluxation" in manual medicine into "Yatuowei".
authors.affiliation: Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China.
authors.forename: Wei-an
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Hong-sheng
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Ying-wu
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D020393:Manipulation, Spinal; D023421:Models, Animal; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D009626:Terminology as Topic