Final answer:
(A) Hippocrates is recognized as the Father of Medicine and a proponent of spinal manipulation.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Greek physician known as the Father of Medicine, who was an early proponent of spinal manipulation, is Hippocrates. Hippocrates (460-370 BC) is considered the "father of Western medicine" and was a groundbreaking figure in the history of medicine.
He was a significant early figure in medical science, moving away from superstitions and proposing that diseases have natural causes related to the environment and the patient's body. Among the schools of thought he and his followers composed is the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of early medical texts. His influence is so profound that new physicians even today take the Hippocratic Oath in his name, pledging to practice medicine ethically and honestly.