What is chiropractic?
Chiropractic focuses on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of imbalances in the body's structure and function. This type of health care emphasizes the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine. Chiropractic styles and techniques vary.
What are the potential benefits of chiropractic?
- Corrects alignment problems
- Reduces pain
- Restores health to the nervous system
- Supports the body's natural ability to heal itself
- Improves acute and chronic pain, including headaches
What is the history of chiropractic?
While some procedures associated with chiropractic care can be traced back to ancient times, Daniel David Palmer founded the modern profession of chiropractic in 1895 in Davenport, Iowa. Palmer, a self-taught healer, believed that the body has a natural healing ability. Palmer theorized that misalignments of the spine could interfere with the flow of energy needed to support health. He saw the key to health as normalizing the function of the nervous system and especially the spinal cord.
What credentials are necessary to practice chiropractic?
To practice chiropractic in the United States, a practitioner must earn a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) in a 4-year training program from an accredited college.
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