Chiropractic is a branch of the health field that specializes in the integrity of the body's nervous, muscular and skeletal systems. Interference with these systems impairs the body's normal functions and lowers its resistance to disease. Chiropractic treatment is based on the importance of maintaining unhampered flow. Chiropractic joint manipulation, or adjustment, is a treatment that is applied directly to the spine to separate the joints, allowing a gas bubble to escape. more... See more text