Manipulation

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The word manipulation has a number of different meanings, among which are:

To treat or operate with the hands in a skillful manner.
To adjust an object by hand (from Latin manus: hand)
To control or operate upon (a person or group) by unfair means to one's own advantage.

Contents

1 Anatomy
2 Social influence
3 Magic
4 Finance
5 See also

Anatomy

In the context of joints, manipulation is the skilled passive movement of a joint that is applied at varying speeds and amplitudes, including a small-amplitude/high velocity therapeutic movement or thrust. It can also refer to the process of bringing fragments of fractured bone or displaced joints into normal anatomical alignment (otherwise known as 'setting' the bone).

Manipulation does not imply specificity or the correction of the chiropractic subluxation, and therefore is not entirely synonymous with the chiropractic adjustment.

Social influence

In a psychological context, manipulation means to influence a person or a group of people in such a way that the manipulator tries to get what he or she wants or makes a person believe something in a calculating, indirect and somewhat dishonest way. Like indoctrination, it is a form of psychological abuse.

For example, a manipulator will

use arguments that the manipulator does not believe in himself
or withhold or distort relevant information,
or provide false information (disinformation)
or "play" on the emotions of the person.
physically move the person, like a puppet

This might also involve propaganda when it is directed to more than one person.

Magic

Manipulation can also refer to sleight of hand tricks in magic or XCM.

Finance

Market manipulation is when a person seeks to distort the prices of financial instruments or effect transactions in a manner which gives or is likely to give false signals or misleading information.

Manipulation

Anatomy

Social influence

Magic

Finance

See also