Dr jon scott
                     Chiropractors are practitioners of manual medicine, which is the use of hands to diagnose and treat 
patients. Although chiropractic dates back to at least 1895, it has only been in the last five decades that 
it has become established as a profession and commonly available in various countries around the 
world. Chiropractor's main treatment interventions include manual manipulation (adjustment or 
mobilization), joint or muscle manipulations, stretching exercises, traction procedures, electrotherapy, 
exercise therapy and other modalities.
Despite its relatively short time in existence as a recognized profession; chiropractic presently provides 
care for approximately 18 million Americans per year. While chiropractic care is not offered by all 
physicians, most primary care physicians in the United States offer some form of manual therapy, either 
as a treatment option or as a complementary one. Chiropractors treat approximately 181 million people 
worldwide, not including the approximately 31 million people who seek minor adjustments each year in 
Europe.
Chiropractic has been described as a "small but growing" profession as seen from a statistical viewpoint 
because of an increase in enrollment levels from 1980 to 2010. The profession is defined by the U.S. 
Bureau of Labor Statistics as "a method of treating the human frame based on the maintenance and 
restoration of the normal and healthy action of the body's musculoskeletal system and its effect upon 
other body systems."
Chiropractors adjust patients manually. This involves applying force through a patient's body to 
manipulate the spine. Most manipulation is manual thrust technique, although a large number of other 
techniques including mechanical force, such as passive soft tissue mobilization (PSMT), are also used by 
some chiropractors. Chiropractors believe that this manipulation restores joint mobility by removing 
interference caused by tissue adhesions, improving blood supply, or increasing nerve supply to muscles.
If a patient's condition does not improve due to chiropractic care, it is common for a chiropractor to 
refer them to another health care professional such as a physician or another type of medical specialist. 
Chiropractic may be applicable as an adjunctive treatment in areas where it is not fully accepted by 
other methods of treatment. Recently, the Knoxville Chiropractic Association has emphasized the use of 
evidence-based research and clinical application to benefit patients. Read More...