The word chiropractic means "done by hand. "Chiropractic is based on a vitalistic philosophy, which recognizes simply, that life, and therefore health, is an expression of an inner wisdom -- an innate intelligence animating every cell within our genetic design.
This wisdom is a part of that same intelligence that maintains the whole of the universe in orderly and harmonious existence. Deepak Chopra, MD elucidates this idea in Ageless Body, Timeless Mind: "Intelligence is present everywhere in our bodies ... our own inner intelligence is far superior to any we can try to substitute from the outside..." Innate intelligence is the essence of life itself...
