The review covers: (1) the discipline (description, scientific theories and principles, its practice, contributions to the health field, and history); (2) the profession (a doctor profile, patients, students, and the American Chiropractic Association); (3) chiropractic education (colleges, career opportunities, standard basic curriculum, accreditation, and continuing education); and (4) the state of the art (the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research, typical research programs, comparative cost studies of industrial back injuries, recent studies on the profession, educational requirements for licensure, chiropractic in foreign countries, and typical questions asked about the profession). (MSE)