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Chiropractic

A complementary and alternative medicine health care profession that focuses on diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system and the effects of these disorders on the functions of the nervous system and general health. It emphasizes manual therapy including spinal adjustment and other joint and soft-tissue manipulation. Traditionally, it is based on the premise that a vertebral subluxation or spinal joint dysfunction can interfere with the nervous system and result in many different conditions of diminished health.

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Manual and Biopsychosocial Approaches
• Strives toward early intervention, emphasizing timely diagnosis and treatment of reversible conditions before loss of functionalityone form to another.
• Approach of improving health through influencing function through structure primarily via manual therapies.
• Emphasizes a patient-centered model in which the patient is considered to be indispensable in, and ultimately responsible for, the maintenance of health.

Conservatism
• Balances the benefits against the risks of clinical interventions.
• Emphasizes non-invasive treatments to minimize risk with a preference to avoid surgery and medication.
• Recognizes as imperative the need to monitor progress and effectiveness through appropriate diagnostic procedures.
• Prevents unnecessary barriers in the doctor-patient encounter.