About Chiropractic

• Academic Accreditation
• Alternative medicine
• Basic Sciences
• Biographies
• Conditions DC’s treat
• Definitions (Gen’l)
• Def. of Chiropractic
• Economics
• Education
• History:
• Nutrition
• Research Papers (CCGPP vetted)
• Safety
• Sports Chiropractic
• Standards and Practices
• Physical Modalities

Chiropractic is a form of alternative medicine^[1] that focuses on diagnosis and treatment of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine, under the belief that these disorders affect general health via the nervous system.^[2] It is the largest alternative medical profession,^[3] and although chiropractors have many similarities to primary care providers, they are more similar to a medical specialty like dentistry or podiatry.^[4] The main chiropractic treatment technique involves manual therapy, especially manipulation of the spine, other joints, and soft tissues, but may also include exercises and health and lifestyle counseling.^[5]The “specific focus of chiropractic practice” is chiropractic subluxation.^[6] Traditional chiropractic assumes that a vertebral subluxation or spinal joint dysfunction interferes with the body’s function and its innate intelligence.^[7] A large number of chiropractors want to separate themselves from the traditional vitalistic concept of innate intelligence.