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...gave up caffeine, and I discovered that fear of bill collectors is an adequate late-night stimulant. This first dip into the waters of alternative health left me open to the suggestion, a few years later, that I try chiropractic to treat my persistent lower-back pain. "Go see Christoph," said one of my regular squash opponents. "He'll give you a line of Eastern philosophy, but he knows bones." Since I dreaded the doctor-recommended alternative of heavy pain- killers and two weeks of immobilization, I decided to risk...
...first I found Christoph's messianic zeal as off-putting as the detached manner of the doctor at my H.M.O. When Christoph checked my "energy centers," my mind summoned up horror stories of patients crippled by chiropractic quacks. Deficiencies in my sixth (or was it fifth?) "chakra" notwithstanding, once Christoph had finished his Procrustean pullings, crackings and pushings, the pain was gone and I felt 20 lbs. lighter...
Moreover, when not venturing into mysticism, Christoph offered a lucid explanation of the asymmetry in my hip that was causing muscles in my back and legs to tighten in compensation. At his recommendation, I gave up carrying my wallet in my back pocket. I returned at later dates with a banged-up shoulder and a stiff neck. Each time I left feeling improved, while politely agreeing to manage my chakras better...
Professor of Music Christoph J. Wolff, who also spoke, chose to focus on the importance of historical context in understanding a work...
...hand, but it is far from clear whether Switzerland will succumb. , Last June, in one of the most important referendums in years, a majority rejected adoption of a value-added tax, a reform that would have brought the Swiss fiscal system closer to that of its European neighbors. Says Christoph Blocher, Zurich industrialist and member of the federal parliament who is leading a campaign against E.C. membership: "If Switzerland joined, it would have a lot to lose: sovereignty, independence, democratic rights, neutrality and security, and it would suffer lower wages and higher taxes...