From the US Department of Labor: Licensure. All States and the District of Columbia regulate the practice of chiropractic and grant licenses to chiropractors who meet the educational and examination requirements established by the State. All doctors must be licensed to practice in the US. Some States have agreements permitting chiropractors licensed in one State to obtain a license in another without further examination, provided that their educational, examination, and practice credentials meet State specifications.
Most State licensing boards require at least 2 years of undergraduate education, but an increasing number are requiring a 4-year bachelor's degree. All boards require the completion of a 4-year program at an accredited chiropractic college leading to the Doctor of Chiropractic degree.
For licensure, most State boards recognize either all or part of the four-part test administered by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners. State examinations may supplement the National Board tests, depending on State requirements. All States except New Jersey require the completion of a specified number of hours of continuing education each year in order to maintain licensure. Chiropractic associations and accredited chiropractic programs and institutions offer continuing education programs.
A chiropractor has earned a degree as a D.C., or Doctor of Chiropractic. This is not the same thing as an M.D., or D.O., which are Doctors of Medicine and Doctors of Osteopathy.
A chiropractor, however, is a primary care physician and has the ability to diagnose and refer to the proper specialist when appropriate.
It depends what you mean by medical degree. The Doctor of Chiropractic degree (D.C.) is the academic degree given to chiropractors. All degrees in chiropractic are considered to be first professional degrees. A first professional degree is defined as a degree required by law to practice a given profession. Medical degrees such as M.D. and D.O degrees are also first professional degrees.
A D.C. is considered a "primary health care" provider in the United States and Canada. Which means that a patient does not require a referral from another physician to seek treatment from a chiropractor.
No a chiropractor is not a medical doctor (MD) and cannot prescribe medication. A chiropractor is a doctor of chiropractic (DC).
No, they have Chiropractic degrees.
A patient is an individual who is under the care of a doctor or physician. This could include a specialist such as a therapist or chiropractor.
chiropractor, podiatrist, orthopedic surgeon, spinal surgeon, Emergency Room Physician, Emergency Room Nurse, physical therapist, nutritionist, personal trainer, pediatric physician, primary care physician, radiologist
In short... No. But, a chiropractic physician CAN help someone who has any of the more than 200 conditions that result in dwarfism if they have musculoskeletal pain.
This is strictly a personal opinion. I would consult an osteopathic physician (DO) -- NOT a chiropractor (DC) -- first, and then have her refer me as needed.
My chiropractor is no better than a witch doctor. My chiropractor thinks I am a contortionist. A chiropractor is unrecognized as a professional by other doctors.
There are 2 possibilities: 1) Your chiropractor was having some fun and joking around, be glad you have a personable and fun chiropractor. 2) Your chiropractor is a nut job, find a new chiropractor.
A chiropractor provides therapy by manipulating body structures to improve joint, muscle and nerve function. They attend a chiropractic school for their education and training, where they also study radiology and radiography, which qualifies them to take and diagnose from x-rays. A Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) in the USA is a medical physician equivalent to a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) whereas a chiropractor has not gone through four years of medical school. A non-physician osteopath (different from a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and trained outside of the USA) in every other country is a separate profession from medicine or chiropractic.
The answer is yes, a chiropractor can refer you to any health care provider or specialist that he or she feels is necessary based upon the history, the examination, & the progress with therapy. If you are in severe pain while under the care of a chiropractor you should discuss with your chiropractor your options. If you feel you need medication while under chiropractic care, you need to discuss this with our doctor of chiropractic. It is not uncommon for a chiropractic physician to want to try a short period of adjustments (joint manipulation) with physical therapy without medication to see if there is any improvement. In many cases this is effective and serves as an alternative to medical interventions. In some cases this is not effective enough, and a medical specialist has to be brought into the care to prescribe medication for the patient to take during their chiropractic care. If your chiropractor is insistent that you do not need medicine, & yet you do feel that you do need pain medication, you may want to consider a second opinion. There are many different chiropractors out there that practice in many different ways. Some chiropractic physicians are very adamant against medicine, while others work very well within the medical paradigm. You may have to be diligent to find the best chiropractor out there that fits your needs.
The suffix in the word "chiropractor" is "-or."
A chiropractor in Ireland will make about 200,000 dollars per year. An associate chiropractor will make roughly 100,000 dollars per year.
DC stand for Doctor of Chiropractor
A good book about becoming a chiropractor would be How to become a Chiropractor by Pierre Du Plessis. It is a great career.