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chiropractic care, derived, greek, meaning "done by hand", dates back, 1895, discipline was developed by daniel david palmer, a self-taught healer in davenport, iowa, palmer's objective was to find a cure, illness, did not use drugs, palmer studied the structure, the spine, ancient art of manipulation, palmer first treated a local janitor who complained of deafness after performing heavy labor, stooped position, upon examination, palmer noted a lump on the janitor's back that he attributed to a displaced vertebra, shortly after palmer's manipulation, the janitor's back, his hearing was restored, later palmer claimed to successfully treat a man's heart condition using spinal manipulation, based upon his success, two cases, palmer concluded that disease, the result of spinal misalignment, more people began to seek palmer's care, he refined his theory to state that many ailments were, vertebrae impinging on spinal nerves, palmer, such interference, normal nerve transmission "subluxations", he believed that after manipulations, adjustments, the proper vertebral alignment, normal brain, nerve transmission, restored, body is able to resume its innate ability to recover from illness, majority of practicing providers mix spinal adjustments, therapies, hot, cold treatments, nutrition counseling, exercise recommendations, frequently use new technologies to locate, eliminate subluxations, chiropractors take a medical history, health care providers, perform an examination focused on detecting muscle strength versus weakness, range of motion, the complete spine, structural abnormalities, posture assumed by the patient, variety of positions, lab values, ordered, x-rays, images, help make a diagnosis, chiropractor's principal method of treatment, adjustments, spinal manipulations, two common techniques used, the recoil thrust, rotational thrust, recoil thrust, the patient to lie face down on a special table that moves slightly downward, thrusts, made by the practitioner to accomplish adjustments, rotational thrust, the patient to lie, the upper body twisted counter, pelvis, chiropractor then applies short, fast thrusts, spine, the profession, to, become a chiropractor, student typically begins, several years of undergraduate studies focused on biology, science, complete a 3-5 year program at a chiropractor school, states, require, a bachelor's degree, a chiropractor degree to practice, similar to many other professionals, chiropractors, regulated at two different levels, board certification is conducted by the national board of chiropractor examiners, thereby creating national standards, chiropractic care, licensure takes place, state level in accordance, specific state laws, licensure, differ significantly from state to state, most states, require successful completion, the national chiropractic board examination, prior to licensure, states, require passing a practical examination, all states recognize training from chiropractic schools accredited by the council of chiropractic education, cce, most states have requirements, certain number of continuing education hours to be completed every year, maintain licensure.