The prehistory of spinal manipulation: bonesetters and manual medicine before chiropractic

Prehistory of Spinal Manipulation: Bonesetters and Manual Medicine Before Chiropractic

Long before the founding of chiropractic in the 1890s, various forms of manual medicine and spinal manipulation were practiced across cultures. This article explores the history of these practices, from ancient Greek physicians to traditional folk healers known as bonesetters.