What Is Chiropractic? Doctors of Chiropractic medicine (D.C.s) adjust the spine with easy,manual thrusts to move the spinal vertebrae back to their normal positions. A chiropractor will sometimes also adjust the joints of the neck,arms,and legs. Spinal adjustments may relieve a spectrum of ailments such as headaches,certain types of migraines,menstrual cramps,allergies,asthma,stomach disorders,spastic colon,and arm,hand,and leg pain that's due to dysfunction of the neck or lower back. So Research is helping to determine if manipulation of the neck helps the ears drain properly,thus alleviating otitis media -- the ear infection that plagues children.