Chiropractic is a branch of the healing arts which
is concerned with human health and disease processes. Doctors of
Chiropractic are physicians who consider the human being as an
integrated being and give special attention to the physiological
and biochemical aspects including structural, spinal,
musculoskeletal, neurological, vascular, nutritional, emotional
and environmental relationships.The practice and procedures which may be
employed by Doctors of Chiropractic are based on the academic and
clinical training received in and through accredited chiropractic
colleges and include, but are not limited to, the use of current
diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. 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.
Chiropractic is a drug-free, non-surgical
science and, as such, does not include pharmaceuticals or incisive
surgery. 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.
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