Absolute Beginner's Guide to Alternative Medicine

In This Chapter

■The principles and history of chiropractic

■The educational requirements for chiro-

practic practice

■The details of chiropractic diagnosis and

treatment

10 Chiropractic Practice

10 Chiropractic Practice.

The word chiropractic comes from two Greek words cheir(hand) and

praktikos (practical), which were combined to mean “done by hand.”

Chiropractic, by numbers of practitioners, is the third largest independ-

ent health profession in the United States, following conventional med-

icine and dentistry. Chiropractors are primary health care providers,

licensed both for diagnosis and treatment. The practice is limited by

procedure (manipulation of the spine) and excludes surgery and pre-

scription medications.