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Chiropractic
Chiropractic, from the greek "doing by hand", is a medical practice based upon an underlying idea that it is an interference of the functions of the nerves that is the root of disease. Joints and muscles may be the main sites for the disturbance, but the main area of difficulty is considered to be the spinal column where the bones are displaced, perhaps due to arthritis, wear and tear or trauma. Treatment is directed at realigning these and so relieving any pressure on the nerves where they leave the spinal cord. This allows the nerves to recover their normal function. Massage, manipulation, exercise, heat, cold and light may all be used to achieve this realignment.
Chiropractic is a profession with a long study and training period and are all registered with the General Chiropractic Council. Since 2001 it has been a criminal offence for anyone not registered with the GCC to call themselves a chiropractor.
Life and Health Issues Helped
The life and health issues shown below have been noted as being helped by Chiropractic:-
| Back Pain, Scoliosis and Sciatica |
| Fibromyalgia |
| Headache |
| Osteoarthritis |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| Sleep Disorder |
Chiropractic Blog
Add your contributions to the blog for this page. The button is at the bottom of the page or follow this link to the blog for this page. These can be absolutely anything related to the topic of this page that needs an answer from other members of the community, or a space for you to complain about or comment on anything related to that topic.
How to Help your Practitioner
You will have certain questions that you want to ask your practitioner about the therapy and your practitioner will have standard questions to ask you about yourself.
The "How to Help Your Practitioner" page for Chiropractic
Practitioners Organisations
The qualifications and requirements for a practitioner to be registered may vary markedly from organisation to organisation. We would strongly recommend that you visit the organisation's website to ensure that your chosen practitioner is registered with an organisation which has requirements with which you approve.
Chiropractic Training Schools
The practitioners organisations below will also accredit and approve Chiropractic training and courses. Please check that your chosen school is providing the course you are looking for.
Please access the organisation's website to find current contact details.
The organisations may have international members and relevance. Their country of origin is given.
| McTimoney Chiropractic Association | Great Britain |
| British Chiropractic Association | Great Britain |
Please email editor(at)shared-care.com to add to the List of Practitioners' Organisations.
Chiropractic Practitioner List
As the relationship between practitioner and the person consulted by them is a very personal one we would recommend that you check out their qualifications and, if possible, decide whether you have suitable empathy with them. This listing does not imply any special competence.
Practitioner lists for Chiropractic:-
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| The United States of America |
Lists of Practitioners and Practices
Please access the list of practitioners listed by therapy from the Therapies Home page
The full searchable practice list for the following countries.
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| United States of America |
The practitioners lists for the following countries.
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| United States of America |
