0 a way of treating diseases that involves pressing a person's joints (= places where two bones are connected):
She tried alternative treatments like acupuncture and chiropractic.
My neurologist prescribed chiropractic to control pain as part of my treatment.
1 relating to or involving treatment that involves pressing a person's joints (= places where two bones are connected):
If you have back pain, chiropractic manipulation may help.
2 the system of treatment used by a chiropractor
Widely available complementary treatments include acupuncture, osteopathy, and chiropractic.
He rejects chiropractic as being underpinned by pseudoscience.
We dispute the claim that chiropractic adjustments of the spine affect the function of the nervous system.
Randomised comparison of chiropractic and hospital outpatient management for low back pain: results from extended follow up.
I use chiropractic and massage for my back pain and acupuncture for my hand tremor.
