Chiropractic care is a branch of the healing arts and health sciences that focuses attention on the human frame, and investigates the relationship between the spine, the nervous system, and its impact on human health. Chiropractic principles extend back historically as far as the time of Hippocrates, who drew our attention to the human frame to help determine the nature of illness. A Canadian, named Dr. D. D. Palmer, founded contemporary chiropractic back in 1895. Chiropractic has endured over one century of growth, times of ridicule and praise, and has developed into the largest natural health care field in the world. It has become an important part of the health care world and wonderful option for the public of all ages.

The main chiropractic technique is joint manipulation (called "adjustment"), especially of the spine. Spinal adjustments may provide short-term relief of certain forms of back and neck pain, headaches, and other spine-related conditions, but studies show conflicting results. A 1979 study showed manipulation of the lumbar spine to have no "superior long-term effect compared to other methods of treatment",while a 2005 study stated that "the inclusion of a chiropractic benefit resulted in a reduction in the rates of surgery, advanced imaging, inpatient care, and plain-film radiographs.

Chiropractors work with realigning the skeletal system and work very much with the physical body rather than any form of emotional or spiritual engagement with the client.The careful manipulation of the spine is a traditional form of therapy that was practiced by many cultures.

Chiropractic works by restoring your own inborn ability to be healthy. When under the proper control of your nervous system, all the cells, tissue, and organs of your body are designed to resist disease and ill health. The chiropractic approach to better health is to locate and help remove interferences to your natural state of being healthy.

A common interference to the nervous system is the 24 moving bones of the spinal column. A loss of normal motion or position of these bones can irritate or impair the function of the nervous system. This can disrupt the transmission of controlling nerve impulses.

With improved spinal function there is often improved nervous system function. Your chiropractic doctor can help remove any interference that may be impairing normal health.Since the primary focus of your care is improved nervous system function, chiropractic can have a positive effect on many health conditions not normally thought of as “back” problems.

Chiropractic is utilized by professional and Olympic athletes; for example, the U.S. Olympic Medical Services Staff includes doctors of Chiropractic. Here medical and chiropractic doctors work together for the benefit of the athelete.Doctors of chiropractic may also employ massage and physiotherapists as adjuncts to chiropractic care.