History of Chiropractic
Chiropractic has a rich history. Spinal manipulation, chiropractic’s primary treatment, is used to promote the body’s natural healing process.  One of the earliest indications of soft tissue manipulation is demonstrated by the ancient Chinese Kong Fou Document written about 2700 B.C., which was brought to the Western World by missionaries.  Chiropractic became more recognized about 100 years ago when Daniel David Palmer (D.D. Palmer) gave an “adjustment” to what was felt to be a misplaced vertebra in the upper spine of a deaf janitor.  The janitor then observed that his hearing improved.

The word “chiropractic” is derived from the Greek words “cheir” and “praktkos” meaning “done by hand”.

Today, chiropractic is the second largest primary health care provider in the United States based on the number of providers and public utilization, second to allopathic (medical).  The chiropractic approach to health is natural, conservative and seeks to restore neuro-musculoskeletal structural integrity, usually through your spinal structure, resulting in improvement of your body’s function.

Doctors of Chiropractic do not utilize drugs or perform surgical procedures, but rather provide a primary treatment method of specific vertebral manipulations, commonly called “an adjustment”. An adjustment may improve the spine’s alignment and range of motion, and relieve pain and pressure on the vertebral joints and nerves.  Depending on the spinal area to be adjusted and the level of degeneration, an adjustment can be performed lying down, sitting or standing.