Healing with manual manipulation is an age-old art with roots dating back to the anchient orient. Passed from generation to generation as part of a people's folk culture and home remedies, the practice especially thrived in sparsely populated rural environments across Asia and into Europe where it became commonly known as "bonesetting". The practice was most often regarded as a God-given talent and a cherished family secret; therefore it was only taught to family members. 1
The Tieszens are one such family with a history of bonesetting and chiropractic dating as far back as 1874. The Tieszen Family developed the Tieszen Technique of adjusting the spine and peripheral joints out of necessity as fellow settlers of the Dakota Territory came to them for assistance.
Over the past five generations and 130 years the Tieszen Technique has been used to help people heal injuries, fight infection, resume normal function and perform at a higher level.
1. Paragraph taken from "Tieszens Raise Helping Hands"
by Deloris M. Goldman which appeared in the Fall '94
edition of the NCC Alumnus.
