| Chiropractic Medicine is rooted in the theory that disease results from changes in the normal functioning of the nervous system. Treatment methods include massage, body manipulation (most notably of the vertebrae), and other forms of therapy.
Chiropractors focus on dysfunctions that can result from irregularities of spinal structure or movement. Hands-on procedures are usually preferred by most chiropractors to determine structural and functional problems. Manipulation is used to promote normal bodily function thus correcting or preventing these structural deviations. Chiropractic "adjustment" refers to a variety of manual mechanical interventions.
Unlike in allopathy and western medicine, chiropractors do not directly treat disease. They facilitate the body's own restorative powers.
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