Chiropractors
Chiropractic clinics in Portland Oregon offer complementary and alternative medicine that focus on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Chiropractic medicine emphasizes manual therapy which includes spinal, joint, and soft tissue manipulation. The most common treatment patients recieve from a chiroprator is spinal manipulation. Spinal manipulation uses techniques where the hands are used to massage, adjust, or influence the spine and related tissues. The medicinal use of spinal manipulation can be traced back to over 3000 years ago in Chinese writings. Chiropractic clinics are the largest alternative medical profession in the United States and the third largest medical profession.