If you are interested in a course of study that will after four long years and a host of examinations later give you the right and privilege to call yourself a doctor of chiropractics, you will most likely want to know exactly what it is that you are getting yourself into. You probably already know [...]

Bartlett Palmer is the son of the famed father of chiropractics, Daniel Palmer. Very little is recorded about his formative years, with the exception of the fact that his mother died when he was merely four years old. Unable to cope with her death, his father engaged in a number of relationships with women and [...]

Those who were initially introduced to the teachings of Daniel Palmer and his son Bartlett were often flabbergasted at the ideas these two came up with. After all, was not the conventional medical wisdom sufficient? Did not the learned men of the time take care of their patients in such a way that the very [...]

Who has not woken up one morning only to feel so much back pain that it was next to impossible to get out of bed? For some, this is a daily occurrence and as such almost goes by unnoticed, just like the pain pills that are being swallowed for breakfast. Fortunately, your chiropractor can help [...]

Many a chiropractic student will be in for quite a surprise when basic sciences are found on the curriculum schedule. What may appear to some to be only tangentially needed for the purposes of rendering chiropractic care to ailing patients is in all honesty an important – vital even – stepping stone to understanding the [...]

While basic sciences and also clinical sciences are the undisputed foundation of the chiropractic curriculum, it is the notion of the clinical services that rounds out and ties together the other disciplines previously learned. This is usually the time that a student will be rewarded for her or his hard work and unwavering dedication to [...]

For the uninitiated, a chiropractic adjustment sounds like a bone crunching experience. Add to this the jokes that are circulated at the expense of chiropractors, as well as the misgivings of those who are simply uninformed about the whole process, and it is not surprising to find that some might still be hesitant to undergo [...]

Who would have thought that your chiropractor has helpful advice for painting enthusiasts? Painting your house with your chiropractor does not imply that she or he will visit you next Saturday with a paintbrush in hand and ready to do some work. Instead, it simply underlines the fact that springtime brings the notion of spring [...]

Pregnancy and back pain go hand in hand. After all, the mother to be is suddenly carrying about thirty pounds of extra weight in front of her and this does not only contribute to a change in posture but also to an increase in stress on the lower back. There is probably not a pregnant [...]

No other medical professional is quite as associated with overall physical wellness as the chiropractor. Granted, in unlearned circles the work is still referred to as “bone cracking” yet this kind of thinking is quickly dying out, especially now that chiropractic care is entering the mainstream. It is not surprising that more and more patients [...]