The history of Naprapathy

Naprapathy was founded in the beginning of the 20s century by dr. Oakley Smith. He was from the beginning working with chiropractors, but quickly abandoned the thought that ‘fetlocks can jump out of their place’, the so called “subluxation-theory”, which at the time was the customary theory within chiropractics. Instead, Smith believed that the reason behind dysfunction and pain in the neuromusculoskeletal system (muscles, joints, bone structure, connective tissue and nervous system) could, amongst other things, be explained by modifications in the connective tissues and states of tension in surrounding soft tissues. Today’s science can explain that big parts of his conclusions were correct. As a direct effect of Smith’s realisation that the causes of pain and other discomfort was much more complex than just fetlocks and their position, he widened the treatment techniques to also cover soft tissue techniques. This characterize the naprapathy of today when you combine specific joint techniques with soft tissue techniques such as massage.

The history of Naprapathy

Naprapathy was founded in the beginning of the 20s century by dr. Oakley Smith. He was from the beginning working with chiropractors, but quickly abandoned the thought that ‘fetlocks can jump out of their place’, the so called “subluxation-theory”, which at the time was the customary theory within chiropractics. Instead, Smith believed that the reason behind dysfunction and pain in the neuromusculoskeletal system (muscles, joints, bone structure, connective tissue and nervous system) could, amongst other things, be explained by modifications in the connective tissues and states of tension in surrounding soft tissues. Today’s science can explain that big parts of his conclusions were correct. As a direct effect of Smith’s realisation that the causes of pain and other discomfort was much more complex than just fetlocks and their position, he widened the treatment techniques to also cover soft tissue techniques. This characterize the naprapathy of today when you combine specific joint techniques with soft tissue techniques such as massage.