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Mr. Dimou comes from Edessa, a small town in northern Greece, about 90km northwest of Thessaloniki, the second biggest city in Greece. His family tree holds its routes at the small village 'Xanthogia', 25km north of Edessa, and until 1969, all the relatives of Dr. Dimou's family lived in Xanthogia, their main occupation being farming and agriculture.
In 1812 one of his relatives observed injured pets around the village, and when one was limping, he would try to "feel the problem and put the bones back in place" just by using his hands. In those days, this technique was called 'bone-setting', which is a synonym for the modern term 'Chiropractic', which means "do by hand". Initially, this bone-setting skill was only a hobby, but with time the results were impressive, as many animals in the village stopped limping. Later on, the people from Xanthogia, and the surrounding villages began to visit him for their musculoskeletal problems. After a couple of visits, they could see that their low back or neck pain was getting better with these "invented" techniques/adjustments of the spine.
From those days, these skills have been passed from father to son, and at this time, Dr. Dimou is the 7th generation therapist to practice Chiropractic, and the first member of the Dimou family to attend a Chiropractic University and so be able to combine the traditional bone-setting skills with current Chiropractic techniques. Dr. Dimou's father is now retired, but his brother, a physiotherapist, is practicing in Edessa, combining bone-setting and physiotherapy techniques.
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