• Rome PL
• McKibbin M

• Chiropractor-Patient Relations
• Disease / classification
• Health Care Surveys
• Signs and Symptoms
• Terminology as Topic
• Vertebral Subluxation Complex

Method: Most of the symptoms listed here were compiled as a result of an informal survey of patients. However, patient case history records were also sourced. In addition, some non-surveyed patient-reported symptoms were also recorded. In the informal survey, patients were asked to respond to the question of “What benefit do you get from ongoing chiropractic care?”

Review: Apart from the published papers, a review of a number of dictionary definitions was also conducted. We were surprised at the number of papers relating to “unclassified symptoms” and “non-diseases”. Discussion: Informal subjective, atypical symptoms may present as health complaints in varying degrees of severity. Experience and empirical evidence would indicate notable efficacy in explaining and ameliorating many such symptoms under the chiropractic model of spine-related health care, there being no specifically designated ICD classification for most of the symptoms listed here.

Conclusion: As some chiropractic terminology is now included in the ICD, it would be appropriate to include further terms associated with the profession. Categorisation of symptoms may need to be broadened to accommodate an apparent limitation of current classification due to the high percentage of unclassified symptoms. This would necessitate defining the condition to which the symptom relates.

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