About Naprapathic Manual Medicine

Some Naprapathic Manual Medicine “Fast Facts”

• Naprapathy & Chiropractics were developed at the same time (the early 1900’s)
• Naprapathic treatment employs hands-on manual medicine, nutritional counseling and a wide variety of therapeutic modalities.
• Naprapaths are connective tissue specialists. Naprapathy focuses on conditions caused by contracted, injured, spasmed, bruised, and/or otherwise affected myofascial and connective tissue.
• There are currently only 18 licensed Naprapaths serving 300,000 insured potential clients in New Mexico alone, and 200 licensed Naprapaths nation wide.

What Do Naprapathic Doctors Do?

Doctors of Naprapathic Medicine often use a three-fold strategy in the Naprapathic treatment of connective tissue disorders.

Naprapathic Manual Medicine: Involves hands-on (gentle) connective tissue manipulation to the spine, joints and articulations of the body.

Nutritional Counseling: Recommendations for holistic dietary changes, food supplementation (as through the use of herbs, vitamins and minerals) to assist the body in achieving optimal health.

Therapeutic Modalities: The use of the effective properties of physical measures of heat, cold, light, water, radiant energy, electricity, sound, air and assistive devices for the purpose of preventing, correcting or alleviating a physical disability. Modalities may include ultrasound, electric stimulation and/or photobiostimulation (also known as low-level laser or cold laser therapy).

Growing Industry

Integrative, holistic and complementary  medicine and the treatment of fascia and connective tissue is a growing trend in the US, gaining more and more momentum daily.

It is even being incorporated into mainstream medical facilities and taught at major universities. Naprapathy currently represents an under-served niche market.