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Chiropractor
* Many chiropractors also do nutritional counseling and recommend supplements
  - are the primary treating physicians for patients injured in automobile accidents
  - associate vertebral subluxations with medical entities as their cause
* Many chiropractors care for expectant mothers in the regular course of their daily practices
  - patients with musculoskeletal injuries
  - claim to be able to treat other health problems
  - have disability insurance to cover themselves and their business
  - limit their practices to treatment of musculoskeletal disorders
  - practice sports medicine
  - use water, light, massage, ultrasound, electric, and heat therapy
* Most Chiropractors treat people who have been injured in accidents of all types.
* Most chiropractors are general practitioners
  - claim to do more than just treat back pain, however
  - get into their professions because they want to make a difference
  - work in their own practices
* Some Chiropractors occasionally provide treatment at patients' homes.
* Some chiropractors also prescribe exercises to do at home
  - believe the first cervical vertebrae causes all neck and back pain
  - concentrate on finding and correcting vertebral subluxations only
  - limit their spinal adjustments to treat joint problems
  - recommend that when their patients have a fracture they consume extra protein
  - say that subluxations at the top of the spine are the ones that really matter
* Some chiropractors specialize in athletic injuries or orthopedics
  - chiropractic pediatrics
  - start by working for someone else or as a partner
  - use no X-ray, thermography, or neuromuscular testing of any kind
* adjust the spine, thus affecting the nervous system
  - with the goal of taking pressure off the nerves
* advise patients on nutrition, diet and ways to deal with stress.
* also adjust the spine using different techniques.
* also employ a postural and spinal analysis common to chiropractic diagnosis
  - analysis unique to chiropractic diagnosis
  - have success in treating allergies and digestive disorders
  - instruct patients in exercises and stretches to maintain spinal alignment
  - promote adherence to a healthy lifestyle through good diet and exercise
  - recommend lifestyle changes to patients
  - treat areas of the body other than the spine
* approach health care from a global perspective.
* are a highly trained and licensed professional health care workforce
  - very small occupational group
  - accustomed to relieving painful trigger points between the spine and shoulder
  - also concerned with the state of muscle tissue and condition
  - capable of serving as gatekeepers in managed care systems
  - clearly mainstream participants in back pain care
  - concerned about the presence of vertebral subluxations
  - experts in spinal biomechanics and backpack safety techniques
  - first and foremost, nervous system doctors
* are health care doctors
  - professionals who treat sore backs and shoulders, among other problems
  - interested in a patient's overall health
  - members of the healthcare profession who treat aliments without drugs or surgery
* are more expensive than other health care providers
  - likely to use X-rays when diagnosing a patient s problem
* are primary health care practitioners
  - professionals who are expert in analyzing spine and posture associated issues
  - responsible citizens
  - some of the most passionate and purposeful people alive
* are the biomechanical experts
  - largest natural health care providers in our country today
  - only profession who adhere to the subluxation theory
  - recognized experts when it comes to automobile accidents and injuries
  - superlative nervous system doctors
  - third largest group of medical professionals after physicians and dentists
  - therapists
  - unable to use or give prescription drugs or surgery as a part of their treatment
* are usually in private practice, either alone or with other chiropractors
  - well-trained to correct musculoskeletal injuries
* believe in the inherent power of the body to heal itself
  - whole body wellness
  - that with a normally functioning spine, the body is better able to heal
* can adjust every body part the computer affects
  - be alternative to surgery, medication
  - correct common causes of back pain by manipulation of the spine
  - do a good job of helping by massage, stretching and manipulation
  - provide care and relief for many injuries involving the neck and back
  - resolve almost all types of pain without ever having to prescribe medications
  - use a Hematite to aid in spinal alignments
* care for a variety of patients with a wide variety of problems.
* claim they allow the body to heal itself
  - can fight ear infections with neck manipulation
* claim to be nervous system specialists
  - detect subluxations by use of X rays
* commonly manipulate the upper cervical spine as a treatment for head and neck pain.
* concentrate on nerves, muscles, joints, posture, exercise and nutrition.
* consider health a matter of balance
  - themselves as the portal of entry into the health care system
* define a subluxation as partially dislocated or misaligned vertebra.
* diagnose, treat, and work to prevent diseases, disorders, and injuries
  - disorders and injuries
* do treat patients in motor vehicle accidents.
* focus mainly on the spine, and alleviation of pain caused by spinal difficulties
  - on providing correct physical alignment to maintain health
  - primarily on the relationship between structure and function
* give spinal adjustments to correct subluxations.
* have an excellent safety record, especially where children are concerned
  - special tables which expand to allow pregnant women to lie on their stomach
  - the potential to be recognized as primary care providers
* help people with many different ailments.
* know joints.
* locate misalignments in the vertebrae, called subluxations.
* manipulate body joints, particularly the spine, in treating aches, pains and diseases
  - their patients' spinal columns for treatment
* often consult with other health professionals, such as medical doctors
  - contract with health insurance firms and other third-party payers
* often see patients returning time after time with the same back or muscle ache
  - people who appear perfectly healthy
* practice in most countries throughout the free world.
* primarily treat patients with conditions such as back pain, neck pain, and headaches.
* provide highly effective health care to their patients
  - holistic treatment for a variety of physical ailments
* recognise the importance of the body structures and how they affect our health.
* represent an upscale audience with a high degree of disposable income.
* see a large number of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.
* specialize in back and neck pain
  - the detection of improper joint motion and can restore normal function
* strive to assist the innate healing response by correcting vertebral subluxations.
* take the utmost care to cause no further discomfort when treating painful conditions
  - x-rays to reveal the internal structure and alignment of the spine
* treat a lot of auto accident patients
  - more than just the spine
  - most types of chronic pain that visitors reported
* treat patients by manually adjusting parts of the human body, especially the spine
  - primarily by manual adjustments, especially of the spinal column
  - the causes of pain associated with many of the problems of modern living
* understand that the human body self healing organism.
* use a range of diagnostic tools and X-rays where necessary, to confirm their findings
  - wide variety of highly skilled techniques to adjust the bones back in place
  - manipulation of the skeleton to produce and promote healing
  - many different techniques to treat specific areas of the body
  - neither drugs nor surgery
  - skilled touch and movements to restore motion to dysfunctional spinal joints
  - the spine to access the nervous system
* work with bones of the spinal column and nerves of the spinal cord
  - the spine and nervous system