Chiropractic
Chiropractic is a form of alternative medicine. A chiropractor is a person who went to school to learn chiropractic. Chiropractors may diagnose and treat many conditions relating to muscles, joints, and nerves of the body. They may give what is called an "adjustment" to the body. Chiropractic adjustments do not have medically backed evidence to suggest they are effective. An adjustment is a fast short push to an area of the patient's spine or other joints. Chiropractors may not use drugs to treat patients. They may use natural treatments such as nutrition, exercise, physical therapy, adjustments, and massage in order to help their patients.
Chiropractic has changed since it was created over 100 years ago because chiropractors learn new facts and do new research. Chiropractors have many different ways to treat their patients. Most use drug free treatments. Chiropractic is known to cause a feeling of relief for people with spine pain in the short term, but science does not support its claims of helping patients. There has been a debate as to whether or not chiropractic is classified as Pseudoscience.
Chiropractic Media
A treatment table at a chiropractic office
A chiropractic adjustment of a horse
A chiropractor performs an adjustment on a patient.
Chiropractic adjustment on a child
Quackwatch recommends avoiding chiropractors who use full-body x-ray radiography
The charity Sense about Science launched a campaign to draw attention to the BCA legal case against science writer Simon Singh. In 2009, a number of organizations and public figures signed a statement entitled "The law has no place in scientific disputes".
Daniel David (D. D.) Palmer, founder of chiropractic
B. J. Palmer, early developer of chiropractic
Harvey Lillard, first chiropractic patient
