Chiropractic is a non-invasive, hands-on health care discipline that focuses on the neuromusculoskeletal system.  It is a health care discipline and profession that emphasizes diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine, under the hypothesis that these disorders affect general health via the nervous system.

It is generally considered to be complementary and alternative medicine, a characterization that many chiropractors reject. Traditional chiropractic assumes that a vertebral subluxation or spinal joint dysfunction interfere with the body's function and its innate intelligence, a notion that brings ridicule from mainstream science and medicine.

Chiropractors practice a manual approach, providing diagnosis, treatment, and preventative care for disorders related to the spine, pelvis, nervous system, and joints.

Chiropractors use a combination of treatments, all of which are predicted on the specific needs of the individual patient. The main treatment involves manual therapy including manipulation of the spine, other joints, and soft tissue; treatment also includes exercises and health and lifestyle counseling. After taking a complete history and diagnosing a patient, a chiropractor can develop and caryr out a comprehensive treatment/management plan, recommend therapeutic exercise and other non-invasive therapies, and provide nutritional, dietary and lifestyle counseling.

For many conditions, such as lower back pain, chiropractic care is frequently the primary method of treatment. Where other conditions exist, chiropractic care may complement or support medical treatment by relieving the neuromusculoskeletal aspects associated with the condition.

Chiropractic care may also be used to provide symptomatic relief for patients with chronic conditions. According to patient surveys, by treating the neuromusculoskeletal elements of such disorders, chiropractic treatment has been shown to improve the general well-being of the patient.

These are many reasons to seek chiropractic care:

• back pain
• neck pain
• headache
• whiplash
• strains and sprains
• repetitive strain injury (RSI)
• work and sports injuries
• arthritis
• limited range of motion in the back, shoulder, neck or limbs
• general health and well-being