Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

Frequently Asked Questions

7. What are manipulative and body-based practices? - cont'd

The goal of chiropractic medicine is to help the body heal by correcting its alignment. Doctors of chiropractic, who are also called chiropractors or chiropractic physicians, use a type of hands-on therapy called manipulation, or adjustment, as their main type of procedure. Adjustments are done to increase the range and quality of motion in the area being treated. (Answer continues on next page.)