Inside Cultural Chiropractic Care

Did you know that the origins of many forms of manual therapy, from Osteopathy to Craniosacral, are from Native American traditional bodywork?

Do you know the history of global “bone-setters” - the orthopedic specialists of Black and Brown cultures - that greatly influenced Chiropractic care?

Just one generation ago in the United States, many medical doctors included homeopathy, herbs and poultices as part of their practice, births happened at home, and hospitals and surgery were avoided because of the high risk of death under experimental practices called “heroic medicine.”

As Ihotu continues through her Doctorate in Chiropractic Medicine (anticipated 2024), she is also researching the culture of medicine and the cultural traditions that made medicine what it is today. Visit the Blog or her on social media for more on her vision for practicing Chiropractic with integrity and respect for the cultures that informed these techniques - alongside the innovations of neurology, kinesiology, orthopedics, and new research on how spinal alignment can affect all other systems of the body, from tailbone pain to trauma.