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Chiropractic has been practiced for thousands of years in one form or another.

Hippocrates and modern day chiropractic: The Hippocratic Corpus

There are many varieties of curvature of the spine even in persons who are in good health; for it takes place from natural conformation and from habit, and the spine is liable to be bent from old age, and from pains. In this case some one of the vertebrae must necessarily appear higher than natural and those on either side to a less degree… On this account the spinal marrow easily bears such distortions, because they are of a circular shape, and not angular. The apparatus for the reduction in this case must be managed…   The patient is to be stoved with vapor, if necessary, or bathed with much hot water, and then he is to be stretched along the board on his face, with his arms laid along and bound to his body… But the physicians, or some person who is strong, and not uninstructed, should apply the palm of one hand to the hump, and then, having laid the other hand upon the former, he should make pressure, attending whether this force should be applied directly downward, or toward the head, or toward the hips. This method of applying force is particularly safe; are applied in the natural way; for the pressure above forces the displaced parts into their place .... That’s chiropractic!

Hippocrates completed at least three other works on the bones and joints; On Fractures; On the Articulations; and On Setting Joints by Leverage. The aphorism "look well to the spine for the cause of disease" was reported to have been written by Hippocrates.

16th century Spanish conquerors reported Aztec doctors were "concerting the bones," or manipulating the joints

Ancient Egyptian paintings and text show hands on treatment of the spine.

Clearly, the connection of dysfunction and disease in relation to the spine and nervous system is not a new concept. Here are a few more modern research conclusions made by respected medical doctors.

1)     Decreased blood flow from abnormal posture is a major factor in all disease processes. Reich, MD 1974

2)     Changes in spinal curves and spinal position affect heart, lung and digestive function. Calliet, MD

3)     Faulty posture causes weakened immune systems, organ disease, muscle tension and increased sensitivity to pain. Korr, MD 1979

4)     Posture deviation is linked to diverticulitis, osteoporosis, hip / foot deformities and overall poor health and quality of life shortening the life span. Freeman, MD 1997.

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