Which definition best describes the goal of chiropractic medicine?
a. To maintain the health of people by keeping them in balance with nature
b. To relieve symptoms by administering tiny doses of substances that create symptoms of disease in a healthy person
c. To remove interference with nerve function so the body can heal itself
d. To promote healing and prevent illness through the use of nutrition, botanical medicine, and hydrotherapy
ANS: C
The main treatment modality of chiropractors is manual adjustment and manipulation of the vertebral column and the extremities. They use direct hand contact and mechanical and electrical treatment methods to manipulate joints. The goal is to remove the interference with nerve function so the body can heal itself. Ayurveda maintains that illness is the result of falling out of balance with nature. Homeopathy is based on the principle that "like cures like"; in other words, that tiny doses of a substance that creates the symptoms of disease in a healthy person will relieve those symptoms in a sick person. Naturopathy primarily uses natural therapies such as nutrition, botanical medicine (herbs), hydrotherapy (water-based therapy), counseling, physical medicine, and homeopathy to treat disease, promote healing, and prevent illness.
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