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Rodney P. Gatlin, D.C.
Definition of Chiropractor
Chiropractor: Someone who practices chiropractic. Chiropractic
defined as a system of diagnosis and treatment that is based upon
the concept that the nervous system coordinates all of the body's
functions and holds that disease results from a lack of normal nerve
function and employs manipulation and specific adjustment of body
structures such as the spinal column so that pressure on nerves
coming from the spinal cord due to displacement (subluxation) of a
vertebral body may, it is believed, cause problems not only in the
back but some distance from it as in the leg. Chiropractors
therefore work to manipulate the spine with their hands to realign
the vertebrae and relieve the pressure on the nerves. Chiropractic
treatment is believed effective for muscle spasms of the back and
neck, tension headaches, and some sorts of leg pain.
Modern chiropractic was founded by Daniel David Palmer, a grocer,
who performed his first chiropractic adjustment in 1895. The term
"chiropractic" derived from the Greek "chir-" referring to the hand
+ "prassein", to do = to do with the hands (to manipulate) dates to
1898, the year Palmer founded the Palmer College of Chiropractic in
Davenport, Iowa.
Not all chiropractors are alike in their practice. The International
Chiropractors Association believes that patients should be treated
by spinal manipulation alone while the American Chiropractors
Association advocate a multidisciplinary approach that combines
spinal adjustment with other modalities such as physical therapy,
psychological counseling, and dietary measures. For some years the
American Medical Association (AMA) opposed chiropractic because of
what it termed a "rigid adherence to an irrational, unscientific
approach to disease." However, Congress amended the Medicare Act in
1972 to include benefits for chiropractic services and in 1978 the
AMA modified its position on chiropractic. To become a doctor of
chiropractic (D.C.) requires minimally 2 years of college and 4
years in a school of chiropractic
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