Chiro-[chiro-] COMBINING FORM
- of the hand or hands.
Practice[ˈpraktəs] NOUN
- exercise in or performance of an activity
or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it.
Education:
Chiropractic: 4200 hours
Medicine: 4020 hours
Degree:
Chiropractic: Doctor of Chiropractic (DC)
Medicine: Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Difference:
Chiropractic = Health Care
Medicine = Sick Care
Definition by the World Federation of Chiropractic:
Chiropractic is a healthcare discipline that emphasizes the inherent recuperative power of the body to heal itself without the use of drugs or surgery.
Established:
Chiropractic: 1895 by DD. Palmer
Medicine: 1766 The New Jersey Medical Society