National Institutes of Health
- The primary NIH organization for research on Chiropractic is the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Chiropractic is an alternative medical system. It takes a different approach from standard medicine in treating health problems.
The basic concepts of chiropractic are
Chiropractic professionals are doctors of chiropractic, or D.C.s. They use a type of hands-on therapy called spinal manipulation or adjustment. Many people visit chiropractors for treatment of low back pain.
NIH: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)