chiropractic medicine

American  

noun

1. chiropractic.

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chiropractic medicine Scientific  

/ kī′rə-prăk′tĭk /

1. A system for treating disorders of the body, especially those of the bones, muscles, and joints, by manipulating the vertebrae of the spine and related structures.

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Example Sentences

After graduating from Oakwood Collegiate Institute in Toronto, he began studying chiropractic medicine at the University of Toronto but dropped out to become a performer.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2017

Mrs. Mills was born Virginia Yvonne Davis in Haddam, Kan. She worked in chiropractic medicine before traveling with her husband on Army assignments in London and Japan and around the United States.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2015

Given the vast amount of literature on the benefits of chiropractic manipulative therapy and the wide coverage of chiropractic by third-party insurance payers, it seems outdated even to call chiropractic medicine an alternative therapy.

From Time Magazine Archive