Such procedures specifically include the adjustment and manipulation of the articulations and adjacent tissues of the human body, particularly of the spinal column. Included is the treatment of intersegmental aberrations for alleviation of related functional disorders. Due regard shall be given to the fact that state laws, as well as the nation's antitrust laws, may allow Doctors of Chiropractic to utilize ancillary health care procedures commonly referred to as being in the common domain. This material was provided by the American Chiropractic Association. Chiropractic Care And Its Role In Family Health Care Chiropractic care is the modern, conservative approach to health care that is effective in treating children as well as senior citizens.
Chiropractic care is based on the fact that normal nerve function is essential to good health.
Often, normal nerve function is disturbed by a spinal dysfunction or misaligned vertebra, referred to by the chiropractic profession as a vertebral subluxation. When this occurs, a doctor of chiropractic gently adjusts the spine through skilled specific manipulation to work toward correcting the problem. It is this philosophy that makes chiropractic the ideal approach to total family health care because of the doctor's ability to treat every member of the family. In the past several, several research projects have statistically shown the effectiveness of chiropractic care when treating low back pain. The RAND Corporation and leading medical experts on back pain released in 1991 their findings after participating in a joint research project targeting the effectiveness of chiropractic manipulation.