Millions of people are turning to a form of healing that is safe, effective and rapidly gaining in popularity. Its emphasis is on health maintenance and the total body or "holistic" approach. What is it? Chiropractic. |
Chiropractic is a branch of the healing arts concerned with the human health and the wellness process. Doctors of chiropractic see the human body as an integrated being. Their unique science works to relieve all kinds of conditions and ailments without drugs or surgery. With more Americans determined to take responsibility for their health, it's understandable that chiropractic is growing so quickly. Today, chiropractic is the third largest doctoral level health profession after medicine and dentistry. There are over 50,000 doctors of chiropractic practicing in the United States today, helping nearly 20 million patients. What many people don't realize, however, is just how long chiropractic has been one of the healing arts - and the long, intensive education required to become a doctor of chiropractic. While chiropractic has been around as a separate and distinct profession for a little more than 100 years, the concepts behind chiropractic have been employed for centuries. Historians believe it was first practiced as far back as 2700 BC by the ancient Chinese, as well as the Egyptians, Hindus and Tibetans. Even ancient American Indians depicted "back walking" in their hieroglyphics. The great Greek physician Hippocrates, who recognized the importance of spinal manipulation, was known to have said: "Get to know the spine for this is the requisite of many diseases." |
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