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This practitioner is a dentist who has taken postgraduate work in the straightening of

teeth.

An orthodontist

4. eyes

This practitioner measures your vision and prescribes the type of glasses that will give

you a new and more accurate view of the world.

An optometrist

5. glasses

This practitioner grinds lenses according to the speci cations prescribed by your
optometrist or ophthalmologist, and may also deal in other kinds of optical goods.

An optician

6. bones and blood vessels

This practitioner is a member of the profession that originated in 1874, when Andrew T.
Still devised a drugless technique of curing diseases by massage and other manipulative
procedures, a technique based on the theory that illness may be caused by the undue
pressure of displaced bones on nerves and blood vessels.
Training is equal to that of physicians, and in most states these practitioners may also

use the same methods as, and have the full rights and privileges of, medical doctors.

An osteopath

7. joints and articulations

The basic principle of this practitioner’s work is the maintenance of the structural and

functional integrity of the nervous system. Treatment consists of manipulating most of the
articulations of the body, especially those connected to the spinal column. Licensed and
legally recognized in forty- ve states, this professional has pursued academic studies and
training that parallel those of the major healing professions.

A chiropractor

8. feet

This practitioner treats minor foot ailments—corns, calluses, bunions, fallen arches, etc.,
and may perform minor surgery.