chiropractic

(ki-ro-prak’tik) {Gr. xelp hand + πράσσειν to do]. A system of treatment consisting of palpation of the spinal column to ascertain vertebral subluxations, followed by the adjustment of them by hand, in order to relieve pre ure upon nerves at the intervertebral foramina so that nerve force may flow freely from the brain to the rest of the body (Palmer).