manipulative
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According to a 2019 article published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 82 percent of the 2,000 mothers who took their infants to a chiropractic clinic reported an improvement in their child.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2023
Manipulative, enigmatic, sharp-tongued, opinionated, she’s an extraordinary comic creation; imagine Miss Jean Brodie played by Alastair Sim.
From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2017
Manipulative as a cattle prod, Michel Legrand’s score nudges Max toward Eva’s secret past.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2016
Manipulative voices become louder with every mile; one telling her to stop, to give in, the other demanding she ignores the pain.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2016
Manipulative treatment adjusts the lesions of the spine and other bony structures, thus removing abnormal pressure upon the nerves and blood vessels and establishing a free and abundant flow of nerve and blood currents.
From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry
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