WHAT IS CHIROPRACTIC CARE?
Chiropractic was founded in 1895 by Daniel David Palmer,
a grocer and "magnetic healer" who believed that all diseases are the result of misplaced
spinal bones.
According to his theory,
"subluxations" (misalignment) of spinal vertebrae cause disease by interfering with the flow of "nerve
energy" from the brain to the body's tissue cells. Spinal "adjustments," by restoring
vertebrae to their "proper places," allow brain energy to heal the diseased condition.
Chiropractic claims that analysis
and correction of "subluxations" will restore health without the use of drugs or surgery. Many chiropractors
claim that regular spinal adjustments are essential to maintain normal health.
The term "analysis" can include the use of X-ray and other
analytical instruments generally used in the practice of chiropractic.
