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The various modern systems of spinal manipulation, namely, osteopathy, chiropractic, naprapathy, neuropathy, spondylotherapy and our own neurotherapy, are all of distinctly American origin. During the last quarter century millions of Americans through personal experience have become staunch adherents to one or more of these systems of treatment.
They also began to pay attention to the bony lesions other than those occurring in the spine. Many of the chiropractic principles and much of its technique of today has been gleaned from osteopathy, while the reverse statement holds equally true. Naprapathy The "connective tissue doctrine of disease" was first proclaimed by Dr. Oakley Smith in 1907.
The Relation of Neurotherapy to Other Manipulative Systems Osteopathy, chiropractic, naprapathy, neurotherapy and spondylotherapy, as we have learned, are various systems of maipulative treatment which have been devised mainly to correct spinal and other bony lesions, shrinkage and contracture of muscles, ligaments and other connective tissues.