What is Chiropractic?

The word "chiropractic" is taken from the Greek words "cheir" and "praktikis" meaning "done by hand." It is a holistic health care method that uses adjustments of the spine and other joints in the body for healing. It was developed by Dr. D. D. Palmer over 100 years ago, in 1895. However, there are records of spinal adjustments being performed as far back as 2700 BC during the Chinese Kong Fou period. The philosophy of chiropractic is that the body has an "Innate" or inborn ability to heal itself, a philosophy also shared by Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine.

What is a subluxation?

A subluxation is a misaligned bone or vertebra, which causes a block to the proper movement of a joint in the body, and the function of the nerves, blood and lymphatic vessels supplying the joint. It also affects the function of the muscles and organs in the body supplied by those nerves and vessels.

I have heard that Chiropractors "crack" bones. Is that true?

Chiropractors use their hands to adjust, manipulate or move the bones around a joint, restoring normal motion and function to the joint. During that process a "cracking" or "popping" sound is sometimes heard as the bubbles of gas in the joint fluid burst following movement. The adjustment aligns the bones of the joint and corrects the subluxation.

There are many methods of adjusting, some of which use an instrument called an activator or a specially designed table. These adjustments make no sound other than of the sound of the instrument or table being used.

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