Chiropractic is a health care discipline which emphasises the inherent recuperative power of the body to heal itself without the use of drugs or surgery.

Chiropractic draws on the fact that the nervous system (consisting of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and special sensory organs) controls and co-ordinates all other organs and structures in the body and relates the person to their environment. Removing interference to this master control system allows the body to heal itself and gives the optimum conditions for life and health. The practice of chiropractic focuses on the relationship between structure (primarily the spine) and function (as co-ordinated by the nervous system) and how that relationship affects the preservation and restoration of health.