Chiropractor in Fitzroy

Visiting Your Local Chiropractors in Fitzroy: About Chiropractic Care

If you have already visited a chiropractor in Fitzroy, you may be aware of what chiropractic treatment involves. Perhaps you also know that your Fitzroy chiropractor has had to undertake extensive training at university level to become a registered professional. Did you know however that your chiropractor in Fitzroy is undertaking a practice that has been around for centuries?

It’s believed that both the ancient Greeks and ancient Chinese used treatment for back ailments similar to the practice your Fitzroy chiropractor now knows. According to some reports, the basic premise of spinal manipulations (your chiropractic in Fitzroy may call them adjustments) was first used by Hippocrates in the 4th century BC. Hippocrates was of course an ancient Greek physician, and is often referred to as the Father of Western Medicine.  The modern version of chiropractic (that which your Fitzroy chiropractor now practices), began in around 1895.  

An American, Daniel David Palmer, founded the chiropractic profession and inaugurated the Palmer School of Chiropractic, which still exists in the US today. One of Palmers first students brought the practice to Australia in 1905 and it developed substantially over the century. Your chiropractor in Fitzroy now has to complete much more extensive study, for one thing.

The origins of chiropractors in Fitzroy are much older than most would believe and a lot has been learnt in that time! If you’re suffering from back or neck pain, why not make an appointment with one of our Chiropractor Fitzroy today?