Definition: Chiropractic medicine is concerned with the relationship of the spinal column and the musculoskeletal structures of the body to the nervous system. Chiropractic philosophy and practice emphasize four major points:
 
The human body has an innate self-healing ability and seeks to maintain homeostasis or balance.
 
The nervous system is highly developed in humans and influences all other significant role in health and disease
 
The presence of dysfunction and subluxation may interfere with the ability of the neuromusculoskeletal system to act efficiently and may lead to or be a concomitant of disease.
 
The primary feature of chiropractic treatment is the chiropractic adjustment. During an examination, if localized areas of dysfunction are apparent, treatment is begun specifically to increase spinal motion. The chiropractic physician may use a combination of touch (palpation), active motion (having the patient bend or stretch in different ways), and passive movement (in which the doctor assists the patient) to initiate a specific adjustment.
 

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