Chiropractic is a branch of the healing arts which is
concerned with human health and disease processes.
Doctors of Chiropractic are physicians who consider man
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.